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The Misalignment Museum showcases art pieces about artificial intelligence that are thought-provoking, beautiful and/or whimsical.[1] The opening exhibits provided a window into some versions of a post-apocalyptic world where misaligned AI has destroyed most of humanity, but corrects itself before wiping everybody out.[2][3]

During its initial eight-week popup run in early 2023 in the Mission District of San Francisco,[4] the museum showcased somewhat more optimistic visions upstairs and more dystopian visions downstairs.[3] The museum then ran a pop-up at the Chase Center in Mission Bay starting in September of that year.[5][6] The museum was set to move to a permanent space in Mission Bay in February 2025 as it evolved to focus less on visions of the future and more on education and sparking questions and conversations.[4] As of August 2026, the museum was closed to the public.[7] Audrey Kim founded, created and curated the museum.[4][8]

Exhibits

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"Paperclip Embrace" is made up of 15,000 paperclips and references Nick Bostrom's paperclip maximizer problem, a 2003 thought experiment about what could go wrong if an artificial intelligence was instructed to make paperclips without enough safeguards.[8][4][9]

"The Infinite Conversation" is a continuous conversation between AI-generated models of Werner Herzog and Slavo Žižek.[10][11][2]

"SPAMBOTS" is a piece by Neil Mendoza where several tins of Spam are typing with their four robot arms on individual keys to create a novel about caste systems for pigs.[9][12][4]

Other exhibits include AI-generated paintings by Grimes,[4] a framed tweet by Dustin Moskovitz about effective altruism,[3] and a piano playing music composed by bacteria.[3]

Reception

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SFGate said the museum was a warning from the future, where visitors were encouraged to think critically and creatively about the implications of AI.[9]

The San Francisco Standard said the pop-up museum combined 'an apocalyptic premise' with 'beauty and whimsy'.[1]

Eric Dimond, the senior direct of exhibits at the Exploratorium, praised the use of art to explore the concept of AI.[13]

On Tripadvisor, the museum received an average of 5.0 stars over its first 176 reviews.[14]

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References

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  1. 1 2 Campodonico, Christina (2023-04-28). "Is Artificial Intelligence Good or Evil? Bay Area Museums Want You To Decide". The San Francisco Standard. Retrieved 2026-08-23.
  2. 1 2 "At San Francisco expo, AI 'sorry' for destroying humanity". Agence France-Presse via France 24. 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2026-08-24.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Johnson, Khari (2023-03-03). "Welcome to the Museum of the Future AI Apocalypse". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2026-08-23.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Griffith, Erin (2024-11-13). "Stand-Up, Drama and Spambots: The Creative World Takes On A.I." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-08-23.
  5. ↑ "Thrive City Announces Misalignment Museum Grand Opening". Chase Center. August 11, 2023. Retrieved 2026-08-26.
  6. ↑ "Get To Know: Misalignment Museum". Chase Center. September 30, 2023. Retrieved 2026-08-26.
  7. ↑ "Misalignment Museum – Learn about and reflect on the possibilities of AI technology". misalignmentmuseum.com. Retrieved 2026-08-26.
  8. 1 2 Leswing, Kif (2023-03-20). "In San Francisco, some people wonder when A.I. will kill us all". CNBC. Retrieved 2026-08-23.
  9. 1 2 3 Council, Stephen (2023-03-20). "A buzzy SF museum reckons with tech's eerie future". SFGATE. Retrieved 2026-08-23.
  10. ↑ Cornall, Flo (2023-05-23). "These museums showcase the future, not the past". CNN. Retrieved 2026-08-23.
  11. ↑ Miceli, Giacomo (2023-04-01). "What an Endless Conversation with Werner Herzog Can Teach Us about AI". Scientific American. Retrieved 2026-08-23.
  12. ↑ Plimmer, Joe (2023-03-12). "Sunset in Gaza and an elephant festival: the weekend's best photos". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-08-23.
  13. ↑ Fried, Ina (2025-09-10). "This museum exhibit on AI prompts hard questions". Axios. Retrieved 2026-08-23.
  14. ↑ "Misalignment Ai Museum". Tripadvisor. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
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