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Everyday Experiments

Everyday Experiments

How will tomorrow’s technologies redefine the way we live at home?

Themes

Through a range of experiments in a set of unique themes, we explore ways to enhance our interactions with space and improve our everyday lives.

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Sustainability + Circularity

Re-imagining life at home within the boundaries of our planet.

1 New experiment

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Lifestyle + Well-being

Exploring new ways to see and use our homes to elevate our mood and well-being.

6 New Experiments

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Privacy + Trust

Challenging the way we think about safety and security at home.

4 New Experiments

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Play + Learn

Transforming the home into a playground for creativity and learning.

Explore Theme

Design + Organize

Finding novel ways to make the most out of what we already have.

The Algorithmic Chef

Machine Learning
Object Detection

What if artificial intelligence could write you a personalised cookbook?

Built by — Osk Studio

Osk Studio creates collaborative and self-initiated works in the form of creative artificial intelligence, virtual reality, films, videos, artworks, exhibitions, publications, albums, clothing, images, campaigns, interactive, among other emerging forms, mediums, practices and technologies.

The Algorithmic Chef would use object detection and artificial intelligence (AI) to create unique recipes from your ingredients that may have otherwise gone to waste. The application would first use object detection technology to visually identify each of the individual ingredients you have at hand. It would then use a Natural Language Processing (such as GPT-3) system trained on a wide array of recipes to write an original recipe, complete with a generated title, ingredient list, simple cooking instructions and a more narrative description. 

The accompanying descriptive text would unfold the cooking process and elaborate on the flavour combinations it has selected, adding a richness and texture to the entire experience. The result would be a personalised meal that uses only the foods you already have and encourages a creative and more sustainable approach in the kitchen.

As well as helping you get the most out of your food by reducing wastefulness, The Algorithmic Chef would act as a creative partner in the kitchen, bringing fresh ideas to the table and new inspiration to everyday cooking. Because each meal is algorithmically generated, The Algorithmic Chef is not limited to cookbooks, cuisines or recipes that already exist. Instead, each meal is unique, meaning you can create an almost endless number of alternative recipes using the same ingredients – picking a meal that suits your tastes or sparks your curiosity at that moment. 

'Food waste is a widespread but frequently overlooked issue in our homes. Perfectly good ingredients often go unintentionally unused, and we wanted to explore how AI could help creatively tackle this issue.'

—Osk Studio

By training an NLU system on a curated set of source recipes – tweaking the parameters of things such as the quantities, combinations and treatments of ingredients – the Algorithmic Chef would produce its own unique recipes in a friendly tone of voice. Through regular collaboration with the app, you might even develop new tastes from the novel approaches to your ingredients that the application brings, even finding that you are more adventurous and inventive in the kitchen than before. 

'We didn't just want to provide a list of ingredients but instead actively engaged with the sensorial, tactile and nourishing language of food, making the app feel more like a sous chef or a friend in the kitchen than a tool.'

—Osk Studio

'We're interested in AI as a way to generate outcomes we wouldn't have been able to do as humans alone. Rather than mimicry of our behaviour we look for ways to bring another kind of approach that can open up entirely new possibilities.'

—Osk Studio

Everyday Experiments is a project by SPACE10 & IKEA.

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Everyday Experiments

Everyday Experiments

How will tomorrow’s technologies redefine the way we live at home?

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