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A logo declaring the project name with an icon beside it. On the left is a vector drawing of 'The anomaly', which is a strange shape, sort of like a black hole, that creates a 4-dimensional box from the empty space within it. Thin and modern lettering spells "SHADOWBOX' to the right.


DARKSHAPES

Darkshapes is a speculative research group founded by artist-developers towards responsible technology and sustainable community. We are an umbrella organization of lifetime creatives rethinking machine-learning technology as tools that work for people, not just corporations.

We share:

  • an open source software stack of ongoing research and experimental artist tools
  • graphics, short stories, poems, programs, and jams in celebration of an infinitely creative humanity
  • active, informed and grounded perspectives on generative technology
  • a critical lens and actionable intel on the machine learning industry
  • love, compassion and respect for all qualities of flora, fauna, and human

We’re here:

  • to bond and grow with like minds and share space with other active
  • to question ourselves, hear new perspectives, and open our community to new guidance
  • to supply technical knowledge and novel research directions
  • to provide code for cool projects and make great art

Shadowbox

sdbx - Machine learning server
Singularity - Node-graph UI client
nnll - Modular AI library
Zodiac - Workflow generator

Shadowbox is a suite of modular software-
free, open-source creative research AI instruments
built for personal, offline use on everyday hardware.

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