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- Iraq has unveiled its first AI-powered museum showcasing the history of the Ottoman Empire.
- The museum houses historical documents, photographs, and AI-generated visuals of the time.
- Particular focus is placed on Roussidieh School, where modern educational practices were shaped in Iraq.
Iraq recently opened an AI-powered museum in Baghdad. This initiative is being undertaken as a way to ensure the preservation of the country’s heritage while being in harmony with modern digital innovative technologies. The museum is located in the Baghdadi Cultural Center building on the banks of the Tigris River.
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Inside Iraq’s new AI-powered museum
The museum focuses on exhibits from the Ottoman period, especially the Roussudier School, which is considered to be the force behind the emergence of modern education in the 19th century. Visitors can check out various documents, photos and archives dating back to the Ottoman era. These artifacts are presented to visitors in an interactive format using modern digital technology, which is ideal for the revival of historical materials.
The museum also features AI-generated visuals related to the Roussidier School, where Ottoman-era soldiers once trained. The museum also displays video materials created using artificial intelligence, effectively recreating the atmosphere of education and daily life during the Ottoman Empire.
According to the report, Daily mackerelHaider Abed, head of the center’s information and communication technology department, said that the museum is the first of its kind in Iraq as far as the use of artificial intelligence technology in the exhibition of historical materials is concerned.
It added: “We use digital technology to reprocess old photographs that have been damaged over time. We have restored, colored and enhanced the photographs so that visitors can see details that were missing in the original copies.” In addition, the museum allows researchers to access Ottoman archives electronically, facilitating and enhancing the research process.
(Featured image credit: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
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Information in this article is accurate as of the date of publication.
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