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Highlights
- Artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly important topic in the cultural sector.
- About the Author: Sonja Thiel works as digital catalyst for Artificial Intelligence at Badisches Landesmuseum in Karlsruhe.
- 320 Pages
- Art, Museum Studies
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About the Book
This book brings together a wide range of critical reflections, practical perspectives and concrete applications of artificial intelligence in museums, as well as offering an overview of the current state of the debate.Book Synopsis
Artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly important topic in the cultural sector. While museums have long focused on building digital object databases, the existing data can now become a field of application for machine learning, deep learning and foundation model approaches. This goes hand in hand with new artistic practices, curation tools, visitor analytics, chatbots, automatic translations and tailor-made text generation. With a decidedly interdisciplinary approach, the volume brings together a wide range of critical reflections, practical perspectives and concrete applications of artificial intelligence in museums, and provides an overview of the current state of the debate.Review Quotes
»A collection worth reading on topics relating to AI that ultimately don't just concern museums. It is therefore recommended reading for practitioners in the cultural sector as well as for those interested in AI.«-- "Isabelle Flückiger, Die Schweizer Museumszeitschrift, 23 (2024), translated from German"
»An exciting work for all those who the interfaces between technology and and culture. Because it is a publication not only the current debate about the use of AI in the cultural sector sector, but also provides impetus for future developments.«-- "Sigrun Lehnert, MEDIENwissenschaft, 3 (2024), translated from German"
»Ein spannendes Werk für alle, die sich mit den Schnittstellen von Technologie und Kultur beschäftigen. Denn es handelt sich um eine Veröffentlichung, die nicht nur die aktuelle Debatte über den Einsatz von KI im Kultursektor bereichert, sondern auch Impulse für zukünftige Entwicklungen liefert.«-- "Sigrun Lehnert, MEDIENwissenschaft, 3 (2024), translated from German"
»Eine lesenswerte Sammlung zu Themen rund um KI, die schlussendlich nicht nur Museen betreffen. Es bietet daher für Praktizierende im kulturellen Bereich ebenso wie für KI-Interessierte eine empfehlenswerte Lektüre.«-- "Isabelle Flückiger, Die Schweizer Museumszeitschrift, 23 (2024)"
About the Author
Sonja Thiel works as digital catalyst for Artificial Intelligence at Badisches Landesmuseum in Karlsruhe. She has a background in history and philosophy and has worked as a curator for participatory processes at cultural history museums. 2014-2020 she developed a blended-learning academy program in Museum Studies at the University of Freiburg. Her work focuses on the intersections between museology, participatory curatorial practice and open digital education.
Johannes C. Bernhardt is a cultural historian and teaches at the University of Konstanz. After holding positions at the universities of Freiburg, Mannheim and Bochum, he worked at the Badisches Landesmuseum from 2017 to 2023 on the intersection of digitality and participation, the development of the digital museum and artificial intelligence applications. His work focuses on ancient history, cultural management and digital transformation.
