Latent Collective

Artificial intelligence is no longer just a tool: it is reshaping how we live, work, and relate to one another. As more decisions are handed over to algorithms, their influence becomes deeply embedded in our everyday lives. While AI systems are designed for the many, their development remains concentrated in the hands of a few institutions, undemocratic and profit-driven, deciding our future behind closed doors.

‘Latent Collective’ is a call to reclaim agency in the age of AI. It marks the beginning of a collective and democratically shaped AI future. At the heart of the project is a neural network trained not in isolation, but through open collaboration. Together we teach it to generate a diverse set of images of hands: symbols of agency, care, resistance, and connection.

Participate, and become part of the model. The AI future belongs in our hands. The project transforms the typically opaque process of machine learning into a transparent, participatory act of collective creation and democratic engagement with emerging technologies.