BRAIN
Industry
Founded2023; 1 year ago (2023)
Founder
HeadquartersLos Angeles, CA, United States
Websitebrain.wtf

BRAIN is an American art studio known for it's viral collaborations with Weezer, Fall Out Boy, and Green Day, as well as its AI project Goody-2.

History

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In 2022, BRAIN created Human Record Player in collaboration with Weezer, where the user had to spin in a circle to hear the artist’s newest track, Records.[1][2][3]

In 2023, BRAIN created CRYNYL, an official release of Fall Out Boy’s album So Much (for) Stardust filled with the band’s tears.[4][5][6]

In 2024, BRAIN created Dookie Demastered, a release of Green Day's album Dookie, an official collaboration with the band where each song on the album was ported onto an "obscure, obsolete and otherwise inconvenient" format, such as a wax cylinder and a Teddy Ruxpin, and sold via a drawing.[7][8][9][10][11]

In 2024, BRAIN's AI chatbot Goody-2 received acclaim for its commentary on the role of censorship in artificial intelligence by refusing every request, responding with an explanation of how doing so might cause harm or breach ethical boundaries.[12][13][14]

References

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  1. ^ "NEW Webby Gallery + Index". NEW Webby Gallery + Index. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "You can listen to the new Weezer single… but only by becoming a…". Kerrang!. June 17, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Stef Lach (May 2, 2023). "Are you ready for Crynyl? Fall Out Boy vinyl records made from their tears". louder. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  4. ^ Paul, Larisha (May 1, 2023). "Fall Out Boy's Literal Teardrops Are Pressed Into Limited-Edition 'So Much (for) Stardust' Vinyl". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  5. ^ "Fall Out Boy's 'So Much (For) Stardust' "Crynyl" Is Pressed With The Band's Real Tears". Hypebeast. May 1, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  6. ^ Wilkes, Emma (May 1, 2023). "Fall Out Boy have been selling vinyl with actual human tears in". NME. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  7. ^ Kaufman, Gil (October 9, 2024). "Green Day 'Dookie Demastered' Features Re-Recordings on Doorbell, Toothbrush, Game Boy, Teddy Ruxpin & More". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  8. ^ Daniel, David (October 10, 2024). Hollywood Minute: Green Day DE-masters its classic album 'Dookie' | CNN. Retrieved October 15, 2024 – via www.cnn.com.
  9. ^ Rosoff, Matt (October 9, 2024). "You can now buy songs from Green Day's 'Dookie' in lo-fi formats like doorbell chime and wax cylinder". TechCrunch. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  10. ^ "Green Day 'Demasters' Dookie by Putting Each Track in a Vintage Electronic Item — from a Teddy Bear to a Toothbrush". People.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  11. ^ Sanchez, Gabriel (October 15, 2024). "Listen to singles from Green Day's 'Dookie' on a doorbell, wax cylinder or toothbrush". NPR.
  12. ^ Knight, Will. "Meet the Pranksters Behind Goody-2, the World's 'Most Responsible' AI Chatbot". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  13. ^ Coldewey, Devin (February 9, 2024). "Meet Goody-2, the AI too ethical to discuss literally anything". TechCrunch. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  14. ^ Martinez, A (February 15, 2024). "Introducing the new chatbot called Goody-2 — what does it do?". NPR.