Massachusetts Museums Use Technological Products to Bring History to Undeath, so that they Provide an Illusion of Engagement with the Past, Meanwhile, You Look like a Fool Wearing Them
Ben Wurgaft
“The installation, unveiled in February 2024, allows guests to ask Douglass questions through an iPad. Using a closed database of Douglass’s autobiographies and speeches, the artificial intelligence generates responses based solely on Douglass’s recorded words.”
As the 250th anniversary approaches, museums and historical tours around Massachusetts have evolved to incorporate modern technology like artificial intelligence in their tourism.
