Chatting with the Past

Imagine it is 2023 and you can chat with all the historical figures
you have always wanted to talk to. Unfortunately, you can't do this
yet, but you can engage with chatbots that claim to be able to
imitate historical figures. Artificial intelligence promises to
interact with the past in unprecedented interactivity. As AI
continuously develops, educationalists warn that pupils and
students already use tools such as ChatGPT on a daily basis. In our
August episode, we explore with our guest Frédéric Clavert,
Assistant Professor in European Contemporary History at the
University of Luxembourg, the possibilities and challenges we
encounter, when dealing with the past by using 'large language
model' tools such as Chat GPT.