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Universal Everything's Future You Generates 47,000 Unique AI Portraits

exhibition · 2026-05-04

The Universal Everything collective, based in Sheffield, England, released a video documenting their interactive installation Future You, commissioned by the Barbican Centre in London for the exhibition AI: More Than Human. The work explores artificial intelligence in connection with personal identity. Situated at the exhibition entrance, Future You appears as a large mirror but displays algorithmically generated abstract forms instead of the viewer's reflection. Using custom software, the image learns from what it sees and continuously changes, creating a different configuration for each spectator with 47,000 possible variations.

Key facts

  • Universal Everything is a collective of artists and designers based in Sheffield, England.
  • The installation is titled Future You.
  • It was commissioned by the Barbican Centre in London.
  • The exhibition is AI: More Than Human.
  • The work uses artificial intelligence and explores personal identity.
  • Future You is an interactive installation that uses the viewer's body.
  • It is located at the entrance of the exhibition.
  • The work generates 47,000 possible variations for each viewer.

Entities

Artists

  • Universal Everything

Institutions

  • Barbican Centre

Locations

  • Sheffield
  • England
  • London

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