testing a new artwork for upcoming exhibition -> vibecoding a prediction system to predict astrology interpretations (artistic licence). have been seeing many posts about prediction for finance and other systems, so wanted to explore the idea of prediction in culture -> astrology selected for this exploration
update:
the app now includes a daily horoscope as well as the general sun sign
the predictions are very machine-like / computational-speak. as if the machine thinks people are machines too. which I'm finding very interesting
I've been reading through "Seeing into the future - a short history of prediction" by Martin van Creveld. it's interesting to think about the various types of prediction used in culture throughout history. he mentions astrology is the only one (at least so far in the list he's discussed so far ie shamanism, oracles, prophesy, oneirology) that doesn't need to leave the 'ordinary world' & enter a new realm/world to create the analysis - they just look to the stars and create mathematical models (whether they're correct or not is an entirely different thing ;) )
https://astro-ml-app-qxui.vercel.app
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initial prototype
so much fun
a few outputs (for same inputs). love the slight randomness
a collaboration with claude, my new dev team member and creative collaborator
exports to xml & json too. hoping to mint+print if we can get those working, or print to a receipt

