Why it’s interesting
A camera assigns visitors absurd threat levels based on facial features. By making its classifications deliberately unreliable, the installation exposes the bias behind automated profiling and AI physiognomy.
The judgment arrives with the confidence of a security system and the logic of a bad joke. That gap makes the danger of arbitrary classification immediately legible.
How to try it
Visit the official Ars Electronica archive for the installation images and artist statement. The physical camera interaction has ended, but the online documentation remains available.
Use the official page or demonstration as the current reference. Do not assume that a staged installation, limited experiment, account-gated demo, subscription feature, or physical product is available everywhere.
Requirements and sources
This entry credits Marta Revuelta (ES/CH), Laurent Weingart and keeps “AI Facial Profiling, Levels of Paranoia” as the original title. It is free to view or try and a short guided experience. Pricing, access, regional availability, accounts, hardware, and service support can change, so verify them on the [first-party source](https://ars.electronica.art/panic/en/view/ai-facial-profiling-levels-of-paranoia-24538ddb450c81b98de0c7a30bfa5e7f) before trying or buying. The description stays within the documented AI role and does not treat promotional claims as independent testing.