S14E05: Using AI

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Jenny, Solange and Phedra are joined by Luisa Casella as we talk about AI: how can conservators use these tools and what are their pros and cons? Luisa tells us about CRAIG, a large language model for conservators, while Jenny frets about the climate impact. Also tune in for a review of a recent lecture on AI usage from Solange and Phedra! 01:35 What do we mean by AI? 04:11 Building a LLM for conservators 13:33 Climate impact and ethical concerns 20:28 Sophisticated users needed 24:13 Future impact on conservation 35:25 Best AI uses we’ve seen 37:46 How is CRAIG different from ChatGPT? 39:42 Teaser: Interview with Robert Erdmann 40:18 Review of Dr Nicholas Eastaugh’s recent AI lecture 47:34 Patreon appeal Show Notes: - S01E09 Museum Pi: https://thecword.show/2017/06/21/s01e09-museum-pi/ - S06E03 The One with the Arduino: https://thecword.show/2019/10/16/s06e03-the-one-with-the-arduino/ - Follow Luisa and her conservation tips here: https://linktr.ee/conservation_tips - CRAIG: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-P8SfTCDEO-craig-conservation-restoration-ai-generative-tool - ChatGPT by OpenAI: https://chatgpt.com/ - BBC article on Sarah Silverman that Jenny mentioned: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66164228 - AIC conservation wiki: https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Main_Page - AI and the Climate Crisis (lecture recording): https://goldsmiths.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=609824f6-5e69-4241-9bd4-b13a00d3d05b - AI’s Growing Carbon Footprint: https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2023/06/09/ais-growing-carbon-footprint/ - More on energy usage of AI: https://www.washington.edu/news/2023/07/27/how-much-energy-does-chatgpt-use/ - BBC article on AI reading ancient burnt scrolls: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68221243 - Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwHBfYsHR0UBAiA_VhMeOIw - Paintings Group lecture mentioned: https://www.icon.org.uk/events/paintings-group-art-authorship-and-ai-for-good-or-ill.html Other AI resources: - Luisa’s Substack article on AI: https://conservationtips.substack.com/p/ai-in-art-conservation - Heritage Fund briefing on AI: https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/about/insight/research/artificial-intelligence-digital-heritage-leadership-briefing - Museums Association on AI: https://www.museumsassociation.org/category/ai/ Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by Solange Masher, Jenny Mathiasson, Phedra Komodromou and Luisa Casella. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2024.

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