{"id":30244,"date":"2025-01-09T13:11:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T12:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isig.fbk.eu\/?page_id=30244"},"modified":"2026-09-15T13:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T11:30:07","slug":"ai-and-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/isig.fbk.eu\/en\/ai-and-history\/","title":{"rendered":"AI and History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>AI and history<\/em> is an international seminar cycle that aims to offer insights and reflections on the use of AI for the discipline of history, from broader reflections to smaller case studies on tools and practices.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>ISIG is an accredited or qualified entity to carry out training activities for the staff of Trentino schools.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>October-December | Full program available <a href=\"https:\/\/isig.fbk.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Calendario_Locandina-AI-and-History-2semestre-2026.pdf\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>9 December 2026<\/strong> | 11h-12h30 | <strong>Anna Foka<\/strong> (Uppsala Universitet)<br \/>\n<em>AI and heritage? Challenges and opportunities<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>9 November 2026<\/strong> | 11h-12h30 | online | <strong>Thomas Haigh<\/strong> (University of Wisconsin \u2013 Milwaukee)<br \/>\n<em>Artificial Intelligence: The brand that wouldn\u2019t die<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>9 October 2026<\/strong> | 17h-18h30 | <strong>Massimiliano Livi<\/strong> (Goethe Universit\u00e4t Frankfurt)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/isig.fbk.eu\/en\/events\/detail\/32544\/storia-e-memoria-nella-post-witness-era-modellazione-semantica-e-intelligenza-artificiale-per-gli-archivi-della-wiedergutmachung-il-progetto-kizeq-2026\"><em>Storia e memoria nella Post-Witness Era: Modellazione semantica e intelligenza artificiale per gli archivi della Wiedergutmachung. Il progetto KIZEQ<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>March &#8211; July | Full program available <a href=\"https:\/\/isig.fbk.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Calendario_Locandina-AI-and-History-1^semestre-2026-aggiornato-19-feb.pdf\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>6 July 2026<\/strong> | 15h-16h30 | <strong>Leonardo Impett<\/strong> (Bibliotheca Hertziana)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/isig.fbk.eu\/en\/events\/detail\/32136\/truth-a-million-frames-a-second-towards-a-critique-of-world-models-in-ai-2026\"><em>Truth, a million frames a second: Towards a critique of World Models in AI<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>22 June 2026<\/strong> | 15h-16h30 | <strong>Doris Gruber<\/strong> (\u00d6sterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/isig.fbk.eu\/en\/events\/detail\/32121\/image-classification-object-detection-and-early-modern-prints-possibilities-and-challenges-of-ai-2026?preview=true\"><em>Image classification, object detection and early modern prints: Possibilities and challenges of AI<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>13 April 2026<\/strong> | 16h-17h30 | online | <strong>Ella Howard<\/strong> (Wentworth Institute of Technology)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/isig.fbk.eu\/en\/events\/detail\/31560\/reconstructing-the-past-with-ai-virtual-reality-and-massive-governmental-archives-2026\"><em>Reconstructing the past with AI: Virtual reality and massive governmental archives<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>5 March 2026<\/strong> | 17h-18h30 | online | <strong>Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Clavert<\/strong> (Universit\u00e9 du Luxembourg)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/isig.fbk.eu\/en\/events\/detail\/31451\/towards-cyborg-historians-ai-and-history-in-practice-2026\/\"><em>Towards cyborg historians? AI and history in practice<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>September-December | Full program available <a href=\"https:\/\/isig.fbk.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Calendario_Locandina-AI-and-History-2^semestre-2025-coi-loghi.pdf\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>ISIG is an accredited or qualified entity to carry out training activities for the staff of Trentino schools.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>15 December 2025<\/strong> | 15h-16h30 | <strong>Martina He\u00dfler<\/strong> (Technische Universit\u00e4t Darmstadt)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/isig.fbk.eu\/en\/events\/detail\/31166\/experts-in-malfunctioning-historical-reflections-on-digital-errors-and-contemporary-ai-flaws-2025\/\"><em>Experts in malfunctioning? 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