AI & Classical Studies - Bring the Roman Emperors to life!
"Artificial Intelligence" has an increasing influence on our lives. From autocorrect on touchscreen keyboards to recommendations on Netflix, the posts on social media, the deliveries on Deliveroo… to the ranking on Tinder. Take your smartphone by the hand and you will find countless apps that involve AI in one way or another. Apps, AI and algorithms increasingly determine our future!
In this educational project (secondary education), we bridge the gap between two apparent opposites: classical languages and programming languages such as Python. We're using just that AI technology and programming techniques to bring the ancient Roman emperors back to life!
Examples
Caligula speaking. Demonstration of class assignment on Latin pronunciation and historical background of an elected emperor.
(for the record, I am not a classicist and my pronunciation is much too French)
(A better example of how to take care of your Latin pronunciation!)
Full explanation
This educational project consists of three parts, namely:
A theoretical introduction into AI
A part focusing on AI and sensible media usage
A part combining Roman emperors and AI
In the video below I walk you through these parts.