This paper presents "AI Nushu," an emerging language system inspired by Nushu (women's scripts), the unique language created and used exclusively by ancient Chinese women who were thought to be illiterate under a patriarchal society. In this interactive installation, two artificial intelligence (AI) agents are trained in the Chinese dictionary and the Nushu corpus. By continually observing their environment and communicating, these agents collaborate towards creating a standard writing system to encode Chinese. It offers an artistic interpretation of the creation of a non-western script from a computational linguistics perspective, integrating AI technology with Chinese cultural heritage and a feminist viewpoint.
翻译:本文提出“AI 女书”——一种受女书(女性文字)启发的新兴语言系统。女书是古代中国女性在父权社会中,因被认为不识字而创造并专属使用的独特文字。在该互动装置中,两个人工智能智能体(AI agents)通过中文词典和女书语料库进行训练。它们持续观察环境并彼此沟通,协作创建出一套标准书写系统来编码中文。作品从计算语言学视角,对非西方文字的创生进行了艺术诠释,融合了人工智能技术、中国文化遗产与女性主义观点。