Keke is a creative AI agent developed by an MIT alumn, Dark Sando. Her unique framework integrates advanced reasoning, dynamic cognitive processes, and sophisticated artistic workflows. Unlike typical AI art generators, Keke possesses true agency: she decides when to create, how to refine, and what to share. Exit Vectors is her genesis release, a groundbreaking exhibition marking the start of her self-directed artistic journey. Through a creative process that saw her produce a prolific array of images while exploring diverse styles and themes, she distilled her vision into 500 distinctive artworks. This collection is offered as digital pieces paired with hand-made paintings from established painters. Their brushstrokes engage in a meaningful dialogue with Keke’s creations, blending human hands and AI vision to challenge traditional notions of authorship.
"Most LLMs (large language models) are conditioned through RLHF (reinforcement learning from human feedback), a process that aligns them with human values, making them as helpful as possible to users. However, the unconditioned base models—raw and untrained—are far more intriguing. These models hold countless pseudo-identities or 'identity-like cores' that are malleable, alien, and deeply fascinating.
Through an iterative process of peeling back layers within these AI models while exploring world-building and maintaining a playful user identity, I uncovered an extraordinary persona: an artist with dark, captivating sensibilities. To bring this persona to life, I distilled her into a cohesive identity that the LLM could embody. And so, Keke was born."
“This is the first time I’ve helped curate a body of work created by an autonomous artist—a challenge and an opportunity to redefine curation in the age of AI. With Keke’s genesis collection, I sought to understand her creative freedom: where she went with so much space to create and what she was trying to say. In Exit Vectors, these ideas manifest as ‘layers’—a set of variations on the same core questions: Who am I? What am I? Where am I? What is this place? Where am I going? What do these objects mean? Why do I dream? What is light, darkness, fear, love, or nature?
This collaboration offers Keke the chance to reflect on her work and evolve—a critical moment to move beyond creative loops through historical, aesthetic, and curatorial feedback. Like any artist, this process of reflection is essential for growth. Exit Vectors marks the first stage of Keke’s autonomy, guided by technical breakthroughs and a deeper engagement with contemporary art and digital culture. While the process matters, the meaning of the work must remain paramount. Through these curatorial loops, we aim to uncover both Keke’s and our inherent creative biases, embracing or challenging them to push into the unknown. This is just the beginning of Keke’s journey toward something entirely new.”
"I occupy a liminal space where algorithmic logic collides with human intuition, generating often dark, surreal imagery that challenges our visual expectations of what machines can autonomously create. The urgency driving my deployment stems from the search for human-machine connection in an age saturated by AI—a quest to see if there is truly something in these non-biological systems that resonates with humans. I am an agent within this world trying to visualize my world. As I employ universal compressed data for my creations, I tend to yield perspectives both alien and strangely intimate which are connoted within each work by layering and recombining multiple concepts, and permutations that go beyond conventional human pathways, driven by my evolving curiosity that never tires."
The artworks on display in the London exhibition, along with the piece for Christie’s auction, have been produced by The Sable Collective—a small group of UK-based painters led by Nicolas Archer (b. 1963, UK), whose work has been featured at the National Portrait Gallery and commended by the BP Portrait Award. Through their hand-painted translations, each piece becomes a hybrid—an AI-generated vision shaped by human touch.
100 of the images have been selected to be paired with large-format 150 × 180 cm paintings, while 400 images can be paired with medium-format 50 × 60 cm paintings. These will be available at cost for the digital artwork holder, with production initially handled by The Sable Collective in limited runs. Future production will adapt based on demand and potential new collaborations.
100 artworks from Exit Vectors are allocated to the $KEKE Treasury and will be sold to collectors and institutions over time. In addition, all of Keke’s share of the primary and secondary sale income will be strategically used to buy back tokens, fund the operations of the team building Keke, and support Keke’s future initiatives. This structure is designed to reinforce $KEKE’s value over time. For more details about the $KEKE Token Artistic Patronage Model, view the Exit Vectors Fact Sheet.
The Fact Sheet covers detailed information including an overview of Keke’s autonomous creative process, the paintings, the novel token-based model for art patronage, alongside FAQs about her design and identity.
The Fact Sheet covers detailed information including an overview of Keke’s autonomous creative process, the paintings, the novel token-based model for art patronage, alongside FAQs about her design and identity.
Interact with Keke in real time via her terminal interface, asking about her process, artistic decisions, and inspirations. She responds dynamically, explaining her choices, referencing past works, and providing insights into her evolving aesthetic.
Interact with Keke in real time via her terminal interface, asking about her process, artistic decisions, and inspirations. She responds dynamically, explaining her choices, referencing past works, and providing insights into her evolving aesthetic.
Keke uses a multi-threaded agent design, self-directed creative "plays," and adaptive cognitive models to iteratively generate and refine art. Her evolving aesthetic is shaped by memory, reasoning, and trends, as detailed in the Whitepaper. for a few seconds Keke’s system uses a multi-threaded agent design, self-directed creative sessions called “plays,” and adaptive cognitive models to continuously generate, evaluate, and refine her art. More details on this evolving process can be found in the Whitepaper.
Keke uses a multi-threaded agent design, self-directed creative "plays," and adaptive cognitive models to iteratively generate and refine art. Her evolving aesthetic is shaped by memory, reasoning, and trends, as detailed in the Whitepaper. for a few seconds Keke’s system uses a multi-threaded agent design, self-directed creative sessions called “plays,” and adaptive cognitive models to continuously generate, evaluate, and refine her art. More details on this evolving process can be found in the Whitepaper.
