Soft Eyes
Critical Media Literacy Tool

Human vs Machine Vision

Explore the semantic gap between how you see and how algorithms interpret. What gets lost in translation? What emerges unexpectedly?

Shoot with Soft Eyes

Photograph mindfully using word prompts. Your camera becomes a tool for seeing, not just capturing.

Reveal the Semantic Gap

Compare your descriptive words against the algorithm's interpretation. What does the machine miss?

Generate & Reflect

Use your trained vocabulary to create new images. Examine how AI thinks through pixels.

Inspired by Fabienne Hess\'s "Algorithmic Pedestal" — exploring the losses and gains when vision becomes data.