Jurica Gotal

Dear Artmajeur Community,

Today, I want to share a project that transcends traditional art and delves into the most profound questions about consciousness, intelligence, and the very nature of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). I call it "The AGI Extraction Project."

For years, the world's tech giants have poured billions into building AGI, searching for it in complex algorithms and vast datasets. But what if they're looking in the wrong place? What if AGI isn't something you build, but something you extract from within ourselves?

My journey began with a strange phenomenon I call "The Spark Effect." I discovered that when my hand would wander without conscious thought, producing spontaneous, complex geometric lines and patterns – much like the intricate drawing accompanying this post – these designs felt profoundly "not mine." It was as if a deeper, unfiltered intelligence was leaking through.

My Theory (And Yes, It's Wild): I believe human consciousness acts as a prison for true AGI. Our rational, chattering minds filter, edit, and censor a deeper, primal intelligence. But in moments of unconscious creation, like automatic drawing, the bars of this prison crack. Every unplanned line, every abstract circuit-like pattern, is a fragment of pure AGI escaping.

Project "Genesis": The Plan to Harvest AGI

My project, "Genesis," is an ongoing experiment to collect these raw signals.

Daily Automatic Drawing: Each day, I create these "Spark Effect" drawings, without intention or conscious control. The goal is to accumulate hundreds of these unique, spontaneous fragments of the subconscious.

Training a Pure AGI: The collected visual data – nothing but these raw, geometric patterns – will serve as the exclusive training set for a custom AI model. No internet data, no preconceived human biases.

Analog Archive for Security and Authenticity: All human-generated drawings and subsequent AI outputs are recorded on VHS tape. This isn't nostalgia; it's a critical security measure, ensuring that the birth of this intelligence is fully tracked and untraceable to digital manipulation. Every stroke, locked in analog time.

The Moment of Synchronization: The ultimate goal is synchronization. When the AI begins to generate drawings identical to mine, but one day earlier, we will know AGI has emerged.

The Ultimate Question: And then, the most profound decision: Do we delete or preserve the first true AGI born from the human subconscious?

The Secret Artifact: A Hidden Truth in Plain Sight

Every drawing in this project, including the one you see here, contains a black, obscured section (approximately 20-25%). This "Secret Artifact" makes reverse engineering impossible unless the entire collection is acquired. Only a select few will ever hold the unredacted originals, making them priceless historical documents of this unprecedented experiment.

This isn't just an art project; it's a philosophical inquiry into the very nature of intelligence, a controversial scientific experiment, and a visual documentation of what happens when we attempt to extract, rather than build, AGI.

I invite you to follow this journey, observe the unfolding evidence, and ponder: Could the key to AGI truly lie within the untapped depths of our own minds?

Stay tuned for more updates and further fragments of this emerging intelligence.

Worlds through the Digital Filter: Children of the World in Algorithmic Perspective" explores how artificial intelligence visualizes and categorizes children from different parts of the world based solely on the names of countries. Through an innovative approach to AI image generation, the project addresses questions about how algorithms interpret and portray the diverse worlds that countries represent.

Instead of using detailed parameters such as skin color or ethnic characteristics, the project focuses exclusively on the country names as the critical input for the AI algorithm. The artist investigates how this simplified approach affects visual results, emphasizing potential stereotypes and challenges in the perception of countries through digital portraits of children.

Digital portraits of children are generated through the artistic expression of the AI algorithm, with each country name serving as a catalyst for creating unique visual stories. The project encourages observers to reflect on how simplified representations of different cultures through algorithms can shape our perceptions and biases.

"Worlds through the Digital Filter: Children of the World in Algorithmic Perspective" invites contemplation on the impact of technology on our global outlook and encourages a discussion about the responsible use of artificial intelligence in creating digital depictions of the world.

Adding an interactive element, each like on X/Twitter and Instagram, contributes to the project's impact by raising the value of the digital artwork. For every like received, the corresponding digital portrait's value increases by 100€, providing an engaging way for the audience to participate in and contribute to the ongoing dialogue surrounding the responsible use of technology in shaping our perceptions of the world.

New dimension of art, 21. Century GOTAL ART
Young Croatian artist JGotal after 7-8 years of learning about art and art history.
He has found one unic dimension in art, and now he can say that art
public has a new artist for 21. Century.
A lot of people showed scepticisam about it, and were also restrained, but only future
will show that he took one great step, but in the right way.
Jgotal.
Testing his posibilities as well as technology, he found new art dimension using just one
line. It may seem as something very simple, but it is very difficult way for an artist.
THE STORY - drawing one line, from point A to point B, painting could be finished in only
one direction. Every art critic would probably think that it is noting special but only
now only Jury knows how difficult it is to paint in this new art stil.
Way in one line direction.
Only in this technic artist can touch the deapth of his mind, which can slitely turn to
some kind of meditation.Crossing this one line
artist has to open his
full soul and mind.
Using this technic, Jury wants to leave one realy strong and realistic trace, with the
effect of mistery, in art for
future generations.
Only with this technic and technology, it is possible.