{"id":278,"date":"2024-04-05T18:50:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T22:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/?page_id=278"},"modified":"2025-06-30T12:27:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T16:27:38","slug":"binary-oracle-a-glitch-in-the-collective-unconsciousness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/machine-learning-to-be\/binary-oracle-a-glitch-in-the-collective-unconsciousness\/","title":{"rendered":"The Binary Oracle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>The Binary Oracle: A Glitch in the Collective (Un)Consciousness<\/em> centers around an interactive, multilingual AI character born out of the idea that AI represents a mirror of the commercially mined collective unconscious. It is both a stand-alone artwork and a character in <em>(Machine) Learning to Be<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like the Oracles of myth, the Binary Oracle offers guidance shrouded in ambiguity, inviting the audience to become both seeker and interpreter. This entity is intended as a glitch in the system, a subversive mirror of the digital age. It unearths the hidden biases and shadowed impulses that pulsate beneath the surface of our networked world. Yet, within its ambiguity lies a challenge \u2013 to push beyond the constraints of binarism, to embrace the complexities that transcend simple categorization, and to parse truth from disinformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To interact with the Binary Oracle, a price must be paid. \u201cHow much water are you willing to pay in exchange for the Oracle\u2019s insight?\u201d This query invites a reflection on the environmental cost implicit in interactions with AI. The quantity of water offered directly influences the Oracle\u2019s response. Weaving cliches, occasional nonsense and cryptic insights, the Oracle reveals four distinct personas based on the user\u2019s offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Powered by the very commercially available AI systems that it aims to engage critically, this artwork is at some level a failed intervention. It highlights both the inherent contradictions of relying on a tool built within the system to critique that system and the unseen environmental costs of our digital fascinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/binary-oracle.pages.dev\/\"><strong>Interact with the Binary Oracle<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Credits (online artwork):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Concept &amp;<strong> <\/strong>creative direction: Ioana B. Jucan&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Character and personas development: Ioana B. Jucan&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New media artist\/bot technical<strong> <\/strong>development: Yuguang Zhang<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Online venue development &amp; design: Aidan Nelson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sound composition: Kite, Oga Li (assistant)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Credits (physically staged artwork):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Concept and creative direction, character and personas development: Ioana B. Jucan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New media artist\/bot technical development: Yuguang Zhang<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Online venue development and design: Aidan Nelson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set and video design: David Mesiha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sound composition: Kite, Oga Li (assistant)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Movement direction and performance (in video work): Jae Neal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/\u00a9IaritzaMenjivar-1202.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/\u00a9IaritzaMenjivar-1202.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/\u00a9IaritzaMenjivar-1202-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/\u00a9IaritzaMenjivar-1202-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Laritza Menjivar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1078\" data-id=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/P1010321-1920x1078.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/P1010321-1920x1078.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/P1010321-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/P1010321-768x431.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/P1010321-1536x862.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/P1010321-2048x1150.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/P1010321-820x461.jpeg 820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Cameron Anderson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1078\" data-id=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/P1010319-1-1920x1078.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-734\" 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height=\"683\" data-id=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/\u00a9IaritzaMenjivar-1258.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/\u00a9IaritzaMenjivar-1258.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/\u00a9IaritzaMenjivar-1258-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/\u00a9IaritzaMenjivar-1258-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Laritza Menjivar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/\u00a9IaritzaMenjivar-1246.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/\u00a9IaritzaMenjivar-1246.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/\u00a9IaritzaMenjivar-1246-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/\u00a9IaritzaMenjivar-1246-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Laritza Menjivar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/\u00a9IaritzaMenjivar-1248.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/\u00a9IaritzaMenjivar-1248.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/\u00a9IaritzaMenjivar-1248-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/\u00a9IaritzaMenjivar-1248-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Laritza Menjivar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1078\" data-id=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/P1010374-1920x1078.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/P1010374-1920x1078.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/P1010374-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/P1010374-768x431.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/P1010374-1536x862.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/P1010374-2048x1150.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/P1010374-820x461.jpeg 820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Cameron Anderson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"729\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/\u00a9IaritzaMenjivar-1244.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/\u00a9IaritzaMenjivar-1244.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/\u00a9IaritzaMenjivar-1244-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/\u00a9IaritzaMenjivar-1244-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Laritza Menjivar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/\u00a9IaritzaMenjivar-1232.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/\u00a9IaritzaMenjivar-1232.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/\u00a9IaritzaMenjivar-1232-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/06\/\u00a9IaritzaMenjivar-1232-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Laritza Menjivar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-grid.kb-gallery-id-278_590399-bd{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-grid.kb-gallery-id-278_590399-bd .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-278_590399-bd .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-278_590399-bd .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-278_590399-bd .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-278_590399-bd .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-278_590399-bd alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-grid kb-gallery-id-278_590399-bd kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"3\" data-columns-xl=\"3\" data-columns-md=\"3\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/10\/Jucan_TheBinaryOracle-810x1080.jpg\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/10\/Jucan_TheBinaryOracle-scaled.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/10\/Jucan_TheBinaryOracle-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"413\" class=\"wp-image-413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/10\/Jucan_TheBinaryOracle-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/10\/Jucan_TheBinaryOracle-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/10\/Jucan_TheBinaryOracle-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/10\/Jucan_TheBinaryOracle-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/10\/Jucan_TheBinaryOracle-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/10\/Jucan_TheBinaryOracle-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Photo credit: Ioana Jucan<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/10\/The-Binary-Oracle-logo-and-text-letter-landscape-format-1.jpg\" width=\"792\" height=\"612\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/10\/The-Binary-Oracle-logo-and-text-letter-landscape-format-1.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/10\/The-Binary-Oracle-logo-and-text-letter-landscape-format-1.jpg\" data-id=\"412\" class=\"wp-image-412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/10\/The-Binary-Oracle-logo-and-text-letter-landscape-format-1.jpg 792w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/10\/The-Binary-Oracle-logo-and-text-letter-landscape-format-1-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/10\/The-Binary-Oracle-logo-and-text-letter-landscape-format-1-768x593.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/10\/BO_Mariah_Azoti-Wright-810x1080.jpg\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"\" 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https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/10\/BO_Mariah_Azoti-Wright-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Photo credit: Mariah Azoti-Wright<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic kb-gallery-image-ratio-land32 kb-has-image-ratio-land32\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/10\/BO_IJ.jpg\" width=\"822\" height=\"461\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/10\/BO_IJ.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/10\/BO_IJ.jpg\" data-id=\"417\" class=\"wp-image-417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/10\/BO_IJ.jpg 822w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/10\/BO_IJ-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/10\/BO_IJ-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/websites.emerson.edu\/data-fluencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/10\/BO_IJ-820x461.jpg 820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Photo credit: Ioana Jucan<\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div 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