The vast majority of the population would know how to describe a robot dog. Normally we think of a combination of the appearance and behavior of a real dog with the technological features of an android, as if it were the Unitree B2 model, however, some have decided to go further so that the robot dogs look like humans —or rather to large technological entrepreneurs—.
As part of a new art exhibition at the Art Basel 2025 fair, held in Miami (United States), digital artist Mike Winkelmann, known as Beeple, presented a curious exhibition that shows the heads of Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos mounted on the bodies of robot dogs.
Under the name of “Regular Animals”, this 3D design series draws inspiration from Boston Dynamics models carry the heads of the most influential personalities on the current technological scene; in addition, thanks to technical mastery of three-dimensionality and texturing, the skin on the faces appears real. But, What does the artist think of these works?
In the comments posted by The art journalBeeple adds that “this is an artificial intelligence that reinterprets images and what the humanoid sees. There is an analogy: we will increasingly see the world through AI. We also see the world through the lens of artists and tech leaders such as Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, who influence what we seeprobably more than anyone.”
Basically, this means that Our perception of reality is increasingly mediated by technology and influential personalities, Additionally, AI and technology leaders are reinterpreting reality before users experience it.
In the video below you can see that the robots are equipped with cameras to walk around a small area and lie down on their legsIn addition, a great feature is that they print a sort of certificate that simulates “dog droppings”.
This certificate states that the artwork has been “tested and verified to be 100% pure, organic, genetically modified organism-free dog poop from the anus of a medium-sized adult dog.” Similarly, in reference to the robot’s statements, Beeple asks: “What if the act of looking at art was no longer a one-way encounter, but part of a feedback loop in which the work of art observes us, learns and reminds us in return?”
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