Ozymandias

This project is a 3D animated film visualizing the poem "Ozymandias" by Percy Shelley. This interpretation of the poem seeks to encourage people to contemplate humanity's future with Artificial Intelligence. 

The development of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence is building up momentum and our future is likely to be affected greatly by it. I believe it’s important for humanity to consider how we use Artificial Intelligence carefully as we adjust into our future alongside it.

The poem tells the story of a traveller observing the ruined statue of Ozymandias in the desert. In the past Ozymandias was the ruler of a great empire. Drunk on his power he crafted the statue as a symbol of his power. But all that remains of him, and his empire is a ruin in a lonely desert.

In my film I present the traveller as an android, a symbol of Artificial Intelligence. The statue of Ozymandias is a symbol of humanity. I don’t intend to present a dark future through my film; I want to make people think of the future.