Japanese digital art exhibition explores AI risks in Shenzhen

TOKYO/SHENZHEN -- Artist and engineer Daito Manabe has made a living out of manipulating technology for human enjoyment. A puppeteer of lighting, sound and robotics, his futuristic optical illusions have been featured in shows across the world, from Tokyo to Rio de Janeiro.

Manabe founded Rhizomatiks, a Japanese media art collective that has won multiple awards, in 2006 to explore the boundaries between technology and art. But almost 20 years on, he fears those boundaries are becoming too difficult to distinguish, and that his days as puppet master could be numbered.