In 2021, Rivka pitched her tents in the crypto arts scene. In May 2021, during the 2nd edition of the NFT festival “RARE EFFECT” in Lisbon, together with Gene Kogan, an important figure in the field of generative art, they created “THE OR4CL3” - an innovative artwork, an ethereal automaton powered by the language processing program gpt3, that would answer the audience’s most pressing questions.

That was 15 months before ChatGPT got launched, and by that, this art project was ahead of its time.

She exhibited “The Or4cl3” at Boom Festival in Portugal, at detect classic festival in Germany, and at a group exhibition of the phantazonia collective in Berlin.
Below you will see some examples of the oracle’s answers as well as footage of different exhibitions.

In 2022, Rivka created a video NFT, in which she mixed the character of the Or4cl3 with spatial sounds from NASA. This looping video got exhibited at “Rare Effect Vol.3” in Lisbon in 2022.

more about “Rare Effect” and the oracle:
click here for an article about the first edition of the festival by Cintia Aguiar Pinto

or here: The Oracle as an NFT

The AI ORACLE -

a fortune-telling AI-companion before ChatGPT

by Rivka Dette and Gene Kogan

Big thanks to:

Gene Kogan, who programmed the Or4cl3
metaxulabs, who programmed the website for the first edition of the Or4cl3 at Rare Effect Vol.2

Raisa Iubinescu, who took the photos and videos for 2nd edition of The Or4cl3 in 2022.
Jesse Steele, who took the photos of the 1st edition of The Or4cl3 in 2021, and was a great assistant and support.
Patrick Caire and Jesse Steele, who designed the website for the 2nd edition of the Or4cl3 in 2022
Cìntia Pìnto for her great support and generally her role in supporting female artists in tech
Boom Festival, Stevie and Phoenix / Phantazonia collective, detect classic festival

In 2022, Rivka created a video NFT, in which she mixed the character of the Or4cl3 with spatial sounds from NASA. This loopig video got exhibited at “Rare Effect Vol.3” in Lisbon in 2022.