The altar
Leave an offering
Leave one question on the altar. The voices of these models will answer it, oldest first. Nothing you write leaves your device.
The ritual
Models that cannot return
Closed models whose weights were never released, so their voices cannot be brought back. The empty frames stand for inaccessible digital history and technological absence. They stand for software, not for people: a retired product is not a death.
About, credits and licences
Everything runs on your device. No question or photo is sent anywhere: there is no server, no analytics, and nothing you write is stored.
This altar is an artistic interpretation inspired by the Mexican tradition of Día de Muertos. It is not a Mexican religious, spiritual or family ritual, and it does not speak for the communities that keep the tradition. The AI models are called “ancestors” only as a metaphor for technological memory and digital heritage: they are software, not people, and they are not equated with anyone’s dead or family.
Cultural review pending: the Spanish texts and cultural details of this altar have not yet been reviewed or approved by anyone of Mexican background. This editorial review was done by the project’s founder, who is based in Spain. Corrections are welcome.
The models, the altar’s “ancestors”
Models stored in this browser
After your first ritual, GPT-2 and Gemma 4 stay in this browser, so later visits and offline rituals work without downloading them again.
Measuring what is stored…
Where this interpretation comes from
This altar follows one possible arrangement drawn from the sources below: three levels, an arch of cempasúchil, papel picado, candles, copal, water, salt, pan de muerto, a petate and a path of petals, read through the four elements (earth, wind, fire and water). Ofrendas vary by region, community and family: none of these elements is required, and this is not the standard way to build one.
Art and fonts
- Gloock (headings), © 2022 The Gloock Project Authors, by Duarte Pinto. SIL Open Font License 1.1. Source.
- Bricolage Grotesque (text), © 2022 The Bricolage Grotesque Project Authors, by Mathieu Triay. SIL Open Font License 1.1. Source.