The Nearly-AI Live
🧠⚡ Review: Running a Nearly-AI Live Event Alchemise Innovation | October 2025 | Newcastle We didn’t set out to run a live event. We set out to prototype a living system—part ritual, part remix engine, part haunted cinema. The goal? A modular, lore-driven experience that felt like it was thinking with us. Not quite AI-run, but AI-augmented. Not quite scripted, but scaffolded. And definitely not safe. 🎛️ The Setup Trigger logic: Built around seasonal overlays, lore reveals, and audience challenges. Asset layering: Transparent glyphs, glitch loops, and participatory merch drops. AI role: Real-time remixing, quote generation, and reactive overlays. Human role: Chaos management, debugging, and last-minute ritual rewrites. We used a blend of preloaded overlays, live prompts, and AI-generated glyphs to simulate sentience. The audience could “unlock” new layers by shouting phrases, scanning QR codes, or triggering lore events. Some overlays were timed. Others were reactive. One was...