'We should be interested in what these people are like and how they behave': these AI slop-pooping robot dogs with the heads of Musk and Bezos by the artist Beeple can be seen in a Berlin museum — and they pose nuanced questions about tech ethics
Beeple for the people?
by https://www.techradar.com/uk/author/josephine-watson · TechRadarNews By Josephine Watson published 29 April 2026
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- A new installation at Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie features robot dogs with hyper-realistic silicone heads
- Some of tech's biggest figureheads, including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg, are depicted
- They also "poop" out printed images captured with integrated cameras and augmented with customized AI
If you've not already seen videos of American Artist Beeple (Mike Winkelmann)'s "Regular Animals" art piece, you're likely suffering from a severe lack of context and confusion at this headline.
The installation, currently housed at Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie, features free-roaming robot dogs with hyper-realistic silicone heads, some of which are sculpted in the image of renowned tech figures such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg. Others depict famed artists like Pablo Picasso or Andy Warhol; all individuals with, in one way or another, unique perspectives on the world.
It's those perspectives that form the backbone of Winkelmann's work, as the Unitree Go2 robot dogs will "poop" out printed images as they autonomously roam around the hall. These images are captured by integrated cameras and processed by AI, producing printouts that reflect each robodog persona's perspective.
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Is it crude? Perhaps, but the installation and dark humor have certainly been a conversation starter in and out of the tech sphere.
In this latest project of viral fame, Beeple poses a question that perhaps more of us should be asking: Should our worldview be governed by tech and the powerful figures who control it?
It's an especially pertinent question in the post-AI world we live in, wherein lax regulations, extraordinary market disruption, and a race to the finish all converge, leaving in their wake a mess of questionable ethics and environmental impact.
It's also something we briefly discussed in the latest episode of the TechRadar Podcast, specifically relating to a recent New Yorker profile on Sam Altman and the backlash that followed, where my colleague Hamish Hector noted the growing public consciousness — and controversy — around figures like Altman.
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