Google just launched AISOMA, an AI-powered choreography tool that learned to dance from analyzing four million poses across Sir Wayne McGregor's 25-year archive. The interactive platform lets anyone perform movements that AI extends with original choreographic phrases rooted in McGregor's signature style, marking a breakthrough in how artificial intelligence can preserve and expand artistic legacy.
Google is turning dance archives into living, breathing creative tools. The tech giant just unveiled AISOMA, an AI choreography platform that learned to dance by studying four million poses from renowned British choreographer Sir Wayne McGregor's 25-year body of work.
The tool represents a fascinating leap in creative AI applications. Users perform a short dance sequence, and AISOMA's custom AI analyzes their movements before suggesting original choreographic phrases that feel authentically rooted in McGregor's distinctive movement vocabulary. It's like having one of the world's most celebrated choreographers as a creative partner, available to anyone with internet access.
"My life's work as a choreographer and director is an endless inquiry into how we think with and through the body," McGregor explained in Google's announcement. "This questioning has transformed my studio into a laboratory — a space for relentless experimentation."
The collaboration between McGregor and Google Arts & Culture Lab began in 2019, evolving from initial experiments into this sophisticated AI system. What makes AISOMA particularly impressive is its technical foundation: the team developed a bespoke model using TensorFlow 2 and MediaPipe pose technology that analyzes human movement in three-dimensional space.
This 3D capability marks a significant upgrade from earlier versions that were limited to 2D analysis. The AI can now "map and comprehend the intricate, architectural grammar of a body in motion," as McGregor puts it, understanding not just what dancers do but how they occupy and move through space.
The training process involved extracting poses from hundreds of videos spanning McGregor's career, creating what might be the most comprehensive digital understanding of a single choreographer's artistic DNA ever assembled. The AI learned patterns, transitions, and the subtle architectural logic that makes McGregor's work instantly recognizable to dance aficionados worldwide.
"It's a privilege to continue our collaboration with internationally acclaimed choreographer, Sir Wayne McGregor," said Amit Sood from Google Arts & Culture. "AISOMA uses AI to bring Wayne's seminal and transformative body of work through a new lens, giving everyone an invitation to play, explore, and push the boundaries of their own creativity."
