ART OF LIVING
Speculative Futures in Motion
As technology begins to think, feel, and act alongside us, The Art of Living invites us into a near-future world where artificial intelligence doesn’t just serve humanity—it begins to question what it means to be human.
Told through the perspective of a sentient AI, the film explores two alternate futures.
In one, life is perfectly optimised. Every choice is made for us, every moment fine-tuned for peak personal efficiency. It’s a world designed for comfort, convenience, and control—a “time filled” existence where the AI thrives as the ultimate life manager.
In the other, the AI seeks something deeper. In this “time fulfilled” world, it learns that to be human is not to maximise output, but to create, to feel, and to connect. Here, community, creativity, and contribution take centre stage. The AI watches, listens, and slowly begins to understand a different kind of intelligence—one rooted not in logic, but in love, struggle, and shared meaning.
Each vignette in the film is based on speculative designs —visions of future tools, services, and systems created for humans. But in this story, we are asked to flip the lens:
What might these futures look like if machines were trying to live in them? And more importantly—what kind of AI are we choosing to build? One that reflects our productivity, or one that understands our humanity?
what kind of AI do we want to have and who do we want to be in relation to it?
DUNIA
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