Cultural Conversations: Ideas, Practice, Networking session 5
AI and beyond: Exploring the shared work STEM and GLAM research & institutions

Read the report from Session #5 on Aug 2 2023

ChatGPT says ‘AI can revolutionize the museum experience by offering innovative ways to engage visitors, streamline operations, and preserve cultural heritage’ but is also notes potential drawbacks: museums ‘must strike a balance between leveraging AI technologies and preserving the unique qualities that make museums special, such as human interaction, cultural context, and inclusivity’. When it comes to Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM), technology has always been an intimate partner.

This conversation will consider how museums can and do use AI but we will also extend last year’s ‘Cultural Conversations’ theme on collaboration to explore what might be created when STEM and GLAM conspire for the good of humanity.

This event is presented in partnership between theAustralian Museums and Galleries Association(AMaGA) ACT and the HRC.

Speakers include sound archivist, Tamara Osicka (NFSA) and archaeologist, Cate Frieman (ANU), with others to be announced shortly.