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SUMMARY:Holocaust Testimony in the Age of AI: History\, Memory\, and Ethics
DESCRIPTION:What happens to Holocaust memory when the last survivors are gone? As the generation of firsthand witnesses passes\, new technologies\, including AI-powered interactive testimony\, are transforming how we preserve\, access\, and engage with survivor stories. In this lecture\, Dr. Todd Presner will trace the history of preserving survivor testimony from earlier technologies to today’s AI-driven platforms\, exploring both the possibilities and ethical challenges of Holocaust memory in the digital age\, including what it means to use technology to “speak” for the dead. \nOwens Science Hall\, 3M Auditorium (room 150) – click here for campus map\nUniversity of St. Thomas\, St. Paul campus\nFree and open to the public – click here for registration (optional)\nclick here for visitor parking information \nTodd Presner\, Ph.D.\, is Chair and Professor of European Languages and Transcultural Studies at the University of California\, Los Angeles\, where he holds the Michael and Irene Ross Chair in the Humanities. A scholar of European intellectual history\, Holocaust studies\, and digital humanities\, he explores how computational tools can expand how we see\, read\, and listen to Holocaust testimonies. He is the author of Ethics of the Algorithm: Digital Humanities and Holocaust Memory (Princeton University Press\, 2024) and HyperCities: Thick Mapping in the Digital Humanities (Harvard University Press\, 2014)\, among other books. He co-edited Probing the Ethics of Holocaust Culture (Harvard University Press\, 2016) and received one of the first digital media prizes from the MacArthur Foundation. His current work investigates the ethical challenges and possibilities of preserving Holocaust memory in the age of AI. \n\n\nOrganized and sponsored by the Jay Phillips Center for Interreligious Studies\, Museum Studies\, Holocaust and Genocide Studies\, and the College of Arts and Sciences\, in coordination with the Faculty and Staff Innovations Fellows program.
URL:https://minndakjcrc.org/event/holocaust-testimony-in-the-age-of-ai-history-memory-and-ethics/
LOCATION:University of St. Thomas\, 2115 Summit Avenue\, St. Paul\, 55105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Holocaust Education & Remembrance
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