In this constant flow of AI-generated content — often presented as the ultimate synthesis of human knowledge — one could easily forget the contribution of individuals. Each person may be part of a bigger picture, yet each also represents something stronger than any synthesis: a singular voice, irreducible and distinct.
In this experimental micro-game, I pit famous authors against AI in the style of a retro arcade fight. The player must choose between an original quotation and its “improved” AI-generated version.
The fighting theme isn’t just aesthetic. It distills the tension we project onto the human–AI relationship — a rivalry of our own making. Great thinkers dissolve into data, their words swallowed by a knowledge Leviathan that feeds on ideas and crushes individual voices.
Based on 1,000 game sessions to date, AI wins only 20% of the time. This suggests that individuals still have an essential role to play in public debate. Our thoughts have not yet merged into a supra-entity. Individuality is not dead.
Developed with Claude Artifacts and using Claude AI.