IS THIS THE REALITY OR IS IT JUST A FANTASY? / autumn-winter 2025

who doesn’t know that scene from “blade runner”, where rick deckard tries to read from rachel’s eye movements whether he’s facing a real human or just a replicant? or the glitches in “the matrix”, seen as alarming hints that reality might be manipulated? or that one guy… what was his name again? oh right… plato! with his story about the cave, the shadows, and the truth? all these examples, metaphors, fairy tales… just child’s play! because in the year of our algorithms, 2025, the question of what’s real (and what’s not) truly kicks into high gear thanks to AI. just a little warm-up…

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