ARTeCHÓ – Investigating Decentralized Action in Art

The ARTeCHÓ publication brings together artists and researchers who have explored the complexities and nuances of artificial intelligence and decentralized technologies, along with the new realities they usher in. This book invites readers to reflect on the tension between the hopeful promise of a more sustainable future through decentralization and the enduring colonial and extractive legacies embedded in technological progress. Decentralization suggests a shift from centralized authority to a network of smaller, distributed centers—each playing a role in a larger system. But does the use of decentralized technology automatically equate to decentralized power? Can AI be not only trained but also meaningfully educated? And can its continued evolution be aligned with the finite capacities of the world’s power grids?