Public Portal to Anticipation

The Geneva Public Portal to Anticipation is a collaborative initiative between EPFL’s Laboratory for Experimental Museology (eM+) and the Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA) to connect emerging science with society.

Using the GESDA Science Breakthrough Radar® as its scientific compass, the Portal empowers participants to speculate on possible futures by tapping into the vast collective intelligence unleashed by generative AI. Debuting as a centerpiece of the Swiss Pavilion at the 2025 World Expo Osaka-Kansai, this interactive and immersive installation invites global citizens to ‘re-engineer’ a canvas of potential futures from their own perspectives. Participants engage parameters, including human/non-human; art, diplomacy, emotions and more—to help craft their own visions of the future across time horizons of 5, 10 and 25 years. By embracing the diverse perspectives of a global audience, this experience empowers individuals and groups from diverse cultural backgrounds to anticipate their world to come, making tangible the science of tomorrow. 

Acknowledgements:

The Geneva Public Portal to Anticipation was created by EPFL’s Laboratory for Experimental Museology in collaboration with the Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA). 

Director & concept: Sarah Kenderdine
Project management: Jean-Pierre Chabrol
Prompt engineering: Mickael Achkar
AI Aesthetics & Narratives: Mickael Achkar, Sarah Kenderdine
Software application: Nikolaus Voelzow, Samy Mannane
Data management: Andre Rattinger
Touchtable design fabrication: WERK 5
Touchtable visual design: Patrick Donaldson
Audio design: Eric Larrieux
Installation hardware & integration: Damian Leonard, Immersive Realization Ltd.
Integration support: Taras Debera
Evaluation: muse, Laboratory for Experimental Museology
Analytics: Mickael Achkar, Nikolaus Voelzow
Administration: Stephanie Romon
 
Data: GESDA Science Breakthrough Radar®
Text to Image Model: Powered by Ideogram
Large Language Model: OpenAI, ChatGPT 4-o