A New Orleans museum has unveiled its newest exhibit, allowing visitors to converse with World War II veterans with the power of AI, Associated Press reported.
The National WWII Museum opened its "Voices From the Front" exhibit on Wednesday to let people ask veterans about life at the forefront in one of the bloodiest wars in human history.
World War II AI Exhibit Took 4 Years to Complete
According to the museum, the exhibit took four years to complete from the thousands of questions compiled by the 18 veterans interviewed for the project.
Among the veterans seen in the exhibit were Medal of Honor hero Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Wilson and retired Army Colonel Peter Crean, the museum's vice president of education.
The National WWII Museum first hinted the project to the public in October last year to help in "preserving the personal accounts of those who served and sacrificed in defense of our freedom during World War II."
The exhibit is currently available to the public as part of the new Forbes Gallery of Rare and Iconic Artifacts section.
AI Tech Used to Connect the Dead with the Public
The "Voices From the Front" was not the first time AI was used or will be used to help connect people beyond the grave to the living.
Aside from commercial ventures, the technology has been gaining some appreciation from advocate groups and organizations to promote awareness in modern society.
A similar exhibit can be seen in the University of Southern California Shoah Foundation project where people can interact with Holocaust victims to learn more about their suffering under Nazi oppression.
The project was first unveiled in 2019 and was featured in several World War II museums across the US.
And just last month, parents of the murdered children in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting turned to AI to urge for stricter gun regulations amid a worrying increase in gun violence and school shootings.
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