TED Talk “Why I Draw With Robots” in Mumbai, India

2019
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What happens when humans and robots make art together? In this awe-inspiring talk, artist Sougwen Chung shows how she "taught" her artistic style to a machine -- and shares the results of their collaboration after making an unexpected discovery: robots make mistakes, too. "Part of the beauty of human and machine systems is their inherent, shared fallibility," she says.

This talk was presented at a TED Institute event given in partnership with BCG. TED editors featured it among our selections on the home page. Read more about the TED Institute.

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𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘳𝘵
drawing alongside robotic systems since 2015
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© 2025 Sougwen Chung / SCILICET. 
embodied collaboration; metamorphic ecologies.
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© 2025 Sougwen Chung / SCILICET.
embodied collaboration; metamorphic ecologies. For press and collaborations: ⇢office@scilicet.xyz

© 2025 Sougwen Chung / SCILICET.  
embodied collaboration; metamorphic ecologies.
For press and collaborations: ⇢office@scilicet.xyz

© 2025 Sougwen Chung / SCILICET.  
embodied collaboration;
metamorphic ecologies.

For press and collaborations: ⇢office@scilicet.xyz

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