“Monet and Venice” is the latest exhibit at San Francisco’s de Young Museum. The exhibit opened to the public on Friday and runs through July 26. During the first week of the exhibit (through March 26), the de Young Museum teamed up with Anthropic for an additional artificial intelligence experience. Just down the hall, where some of Claude Monet’s most famous paintings are displayed, you’ll find Anthropic’s AI assistant, also Claude, in the form of a typewriter. “We wanted to help imagine how Claude could be used as a museum-goer’s assistant or almost a curatorial assistant,” said Anthropic’s brand program manager Greg Feingold.Once visitors have viewed the exhibit, they have the option to sit down at one of the typewriters and ask AI assistant Claude about Monet, his artwork or his time spent in Venice. Claude types out a response on the typewriter, and users are able to leave with their response on paper. While art with AI is often a controversial topic, the museum is embracing the technology in a contained and controlled way.”The exhibition was not made by AI, and instead it’s interpreting unique scholarship to help make it more accessible to visitors,” said Ben Swetland with Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. “You don’t have to view Monet through the lens of AI, but you can use AI to learn more about Monet. It’s also a way to demonstrate a responsible use of AI alongside human ingenuity, artistic excellence and creativity.”See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
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“Monet and Venice” is the latest exhibit at San Francisco’s de Young Museum. The exhibit opened to the public on Friday and runs through July 26.
During the first week of the exhibit (through March 26), the de Young Museum teamed up with Anthropic for an additional artificial intelligence experience.
Just down the hall, where some of Claude Monet’s most famous paintings are displayed, you’ll find Anthropic’s AI assistant, also Claude, in the form of a typewriter.
“We wanted to help imagine how Claude could be used as a museum-goer’s assistant or almost a curatorial assistant,” said Anthropic’s brand program manager Greg Feingold.
Sarah McGrew, Hearst TV
Just down the hall where some of Claude Monet’s most famous paintings are displayed, you’ll find Anthropic’s AI assistant, also Claude, in the form of a typewriter.
Once visitors have viewed the exhibit, they have the option to sit down at one of the typewriters and ask AI assistant Claude about Monet, his artwork or his time spent in Venice. Claude types out a response on the typewriter, and users are able to leave with their response on paper.
While art with AI is often a controversial topic, the museum is embracing the technology in a contained and controlled way.
“The exhibition was not made by AI, and instead it’s interpreting unique scholarship to help make it more accessible to visitors,” said Ben Swetland with Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. “You don’t have to view Monet through the lens of AI, but you can use AI to learn more about Monet. It’s also a way to demonstrate a responsible use of AI alongside human ingenuity, artistic excellence and creativity.”
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel