: Diminish the coherence and interpretability of text scraped by Large Language Model (LLM) tools, causing them to lose resources and potentially experience increased hallucinations. Semantic Perturbations
The ASRG does not operate in a vacuum. It represents the radical artistic and tactical wing of a broader global conversation surrounding automated systems, machine learning ethics, and data sovereignty.
: Using artistic interventions to expose the stereotypes and ideologies embedded in machine vision and generative AI. algorithmic sabotage research group asrg
The Algorithmic Sabotage Research Group stands at the intersection of art, activism, and computer science. They remind us that despite the aura of inevitability surrounding AI and big data, these systems are not infallible deities; they are brittle structures that rely on our compliance and our data to function. By embracing sabotage, the ASRG offers a roadmap for resistance in the 21st century. They invite us to become "glitches" in the system, to be unpredictable, and to recognize that in the face of an all-seeing eye, the most radical act may simply be to obscure the view.
—a form of collective counter-power aimed at subverting and dismantling algorithmic domination. 🛠️ The Core Mission: Sabotage as Praxis : Diminish the coherence and interpretability of text
The group’s research often draws from "Luddite" philosophy—not in the sense of being anti-technology, but in being pro-human. They argue that many modern algorithms are designed to extract value and enforce social control.
Early results, shared in a preprint, suggest that sabotage leaves a distinct in gradient updates: a kind of “stutter” in loss landscape smoothing. If validated, this could become the first practical defense against algorithmic self-sabotage. : Using artistic interventions to expose the stereotypes
Arguing against the belief that all social, political, and human problems can be solved by technological advancement.
The ASRG is not an isolated entity but a growing node in a global network of resistance. Its manifesto and workshop have been featured as part of the at La Générale, a Paris-based artistic, political, and social laboratory. This event was part of the larger European "Figure It Out" research project , funded by the Creative Europe programme, demonstrating that ASRG's ideas are resonating within formal European research and arts contexts.
Disrupts the model's training integrity; invalidates unauthorized scraping.