Forget 'Computer Says No'

Review by Refresh Team
December 2, 2025

The Real Danger is When the Machine Says Yes.

December 2, 2025

Refresh Team

!Mediengruppe Bitnik, “Computer Says No”, installation view 2025. Courtesy the artists. Photo: Lucie Marsmann

!Mediengruppe Bitnik’s intervention is a crucial one. It moves beyond the simplistic critique of technology as a cold, unthinking force. Instead, it presents a far more complex and unsettling reality: a world where intelligent systems are actively shaping our desires, beliefs, and social structures.

!Mediengruppe Bitnik, “Computer Says No”, installation view 2025. Courtesy the artists. Photo: Lucie Marsmann
!Mediengruppe Bitnik, “Computer Says No”, installation view 2025. Courtesy the artists. Photo: Lucie Marsmann
!Mediengruppe Bitnik, “Computer Says No”, installation view 2025. Courtesy the artists. Photo: Lucie Marsmann
!Mediengruppe Bitnik, “Computer Says No”, installation view 2025. Courtesy the artists. Photo: Lucie Marsmann