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Friendly Fire at the Shrink

Imitating empathy: the chatbot in the play “Friendly Fire at the Shrink”. (Photo: Norbert Kottmann)

Friendly Fire at the Shrink by Manuel Hendry deals with the increasing humanization of computers. The performance revolves around a chatbot therapy software from the fictitious company Mindfix, which promises an average therapy time of just 8.3 minutes.

In the production, the audience can expect a one-to-one performance in which the spectators are not part of a collective, but interact with the chatbot on their own.

The performance runs from Thursday, February 6 to Sunday, February 9 at the Schlachthaus Theater Bern. Advance booking is recommended for the performance, as only one person can attend per time slot.

The chatbot, my psychiatrist

Sarah Heinzmann from RaBe met director Manuel Flurin Hendry for a chat, listen in here!

Conversations with Stanley” is funded in the 1st Outreach Call.