B10di3$eLLM (BiodieseLLM) | Volksamt!

B10di3$eLLM by Volksamt! is a performative installation that makes visible the material cost of AI by creating a slow LLM (Little Language Model) that runs on a microcomputer powered by a DIY biodiesel refinery. The project operates as hyper-localised speculative fiction: what if the only remaining energy source in the Netherlands was the frying oil from a snack bar? A performer tries to keep the diesel-addicted AI system running on biodiesel, while the chatbot measures its own carbon emissions and tries to avert disaster before it becomes a net polluter itself. The work is being realised in collaboration with artists Jan Zuiderveld and Ritsert Mans and with support from Marc’s Snackbar. The knowledge gained will be shared in a workshop and the work presented at V2_ Lab for Unstable Media.