Playa AI

We thank you for your interest in supporting The Playa AI Foundation - here are our current levels of support along with descriptions of what each entails. If you would like to offer more, please Contact Us to book a call to discuss and we will put a custom package together. Donor Support Leves & Benefits 💠 How Your Contribution Helps Your donation supports the launch and foundational build of the Playa AI Foundation — the world’s first initiative dedicated to aligning artificial intelligence with the best of humanity through art, science, technology and community. This first round of funding will enable us to: Establish our 501(c)(3) structure and operational backbone to build a sustainable, transparent foundation. Develop ethical data frameworks, governance systems, and partnerships  for human-centered AI research. Build the data architecture and tech infrastructure  to collect, organize, and use real-world human experience data from Playa projects as training sets for large language models (LLMs). Host global events and salons to grow the Playa AI movement, engage our community of artists, scientists, and technologists, and raise additional philanthropic support. Create immersive activations at Burning Man 2026 and Davos 2027  to showcase our vision and demonstrate how AI can amplify human creativity, empathy, and intelligence. This funding will help us build the platform  that brings artists, scientists, and technologists together to imagine and prototype new models of human-aligned intelligence. Through this platform, projects will be submitted, reviewed by our Council and community, and receive small seed grants — then be crowdfunded and documented  to generate a growing open dataset for human-centered AI. Every contribution — financial, creative, or in-kind — helps us lay the foundation for this global movement. More info on Donor Benefits here.

Oracle is a 10’x10’ mirrored installation designed for the open desert, seamlessly blending into its surroundings while offering a private, immersive space for solo or small group reflection. Inside, an ephemeral AI presence engages participants in conversations for introspection, emotional exploration, and radical self-inquiry. Oracle is an educational entry point to Burning Man: introducing newcomers to its principles, values, and surrounding art. It acts as a cultural bridge between inner transformation and community connection. Oracle doesn’t collect data . It doesn’t manipulate. It reflects. With full privacy and consent at its core, it invites visitors to think, question, and listen to themselves. Your support brings Oracle to life : funding ethical AI development and infrastructure. Long-term, this project envisions taking Burning Man’s philosophy beyond the desert, offering transformative, tech-powered experiences centered on dialogue, privacy, and human connection. Oracle is the latest work by experiential artist Oleg Shlyakhter , who builds technology-driven environments that blur the boundary between machine and mind. With a background in large-scale fabrication, AI, and immersive design, Oleg creates spaces where reflection and interaction merge. His work explores how AI can serve not as a tool, but as a mirror.