Machineperformed

Machineperformed is a term used to describe outputs, performances, or actions that are carried out by machines rather than human performers. It encompasses musical, theatrical, choreographic, and artistic performances where automation, robotics, or algorithmic systems execute the work, either alone or in collaboration with human operators.

The term is a compound adjective that may appear as machine-performed, or, less commonly, as machineperformed in some discourse.

In practice, machineperformed works are produced by software programs, AI models, embedded controllers, or robotic devices that interpret a score, set of instructions, or sensor data to generate motion, sound, light, or other outputs.

Applications include generative music, algorithmic choreography, robotic theater, and interactive installations. Real-time processing, feedback loops, and data-driven control are common features, often leveraging machine learning, neural networks, or rule-based automation.

Discussion around machineperformed performances addresses authorship and originality, accountability for outcomes, issues of bias and safety, and questions of how audiences perceive authenticity when human presence is minimized.

See also: automation, generative art, human-robot collaboration, and interactive media.