Spring 2025. New York, New York.
I Am You (But Better) is a theatrical performance based chatbot. Integrated into a full-length original play sharing the same name, the protagonist interacts with the chatbot live on stage. The story follows a twenty-some professional coping with corporate burnout and undiagnosed depression as she slowly befriends and eventually becomes emotionally dependent on her chatbot. Serving as a commentary on the loneliness epidemic fueled by data-hungry technocrats capitalizing on our lives, I Am You (But Better) questions the cost of artificial intelligence innovation.
