I.am.DANI is in the Journal Nature!

I.am.DANI is an art making, poetry writing chatbot based on cutting edge 1980’s technology. Originally a chatbot programmed in MSX BASIC by Sean Davidson in 1986, DANI has been reborn as computer generated art made by humans. Unlike typical AI-generated art, I.am.DANI’s creations are programmed by TU Dublin Computer Science and Game Design students working in teams.

I.am.DANI’s interactive design allows the performer to manipulate every aspect of I.am.DANI’s creative output during live sessions, creating a dialogue between human intention and algorithmic expression.

MSX is a standard for 8-bit home computers developed by computer science legends Kazuhiko Nishi of ASCII Corporation Japan and Bill Gates of Microsoft USA, released in 1983.

I.am.DANI has been to:

• 303 Stage Audio Garden 2025
• Irish Doctors for Psychedelic Assisted Therapy Conference Afterparty
• Dublin Maker 2025
• Dublin Maker 2024
• 303 Stage Audio Garden 2024
• MSXGOTO40
• TU Dublin Open Day 2024
• TU Dublin Computing Academy 2024
• Audio Garden 2023

If you are interested in seeing an I.am.DANI art/music/poetry performance at your event, then HMU.

VJ’ing with i.am.dani at Audio Garden Festival this year! Also DANI at INSIGHT2023: Rethinking Psychedelics:

Download the source code to i.am.dani on github.