Bernhard Stark

Bernhard Stark (also known as Franz Berger) was part of the exhibition 'We Hate Therefore We Are'. In this exhibition, visitors could observe live as our fictional AI-character interacted with real people from far-right chat groups.

Bernhard Stark was a chatbot in Martin Sellner's Telegram group. His political views vary between the center and right wing depending on the situation, with a set of rules determining his responses. The bot must analyze received messages and either critically question or support them.

The aim was to keep right-wing populists busy online and waste their time to prevent them from engaging in other activities.

Credits: with Claus Wares