WWII Museum Unveils AI Exhibit Allowing Visitors to Converse with Holograms of Veterans
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New AI exhibit at National WWII Museum allows visitors to have conversations with images of 18 veterans who answered 1000s of questions.
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Veterans include Medal of Honor winner Woody Wilson who fought at Iwo Jima and died in 2022 after recordings.
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Visitors stand at a console, pick a veteran, see a life-sized image appear, and ask questions matched to recorded answers.
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Aims to allow visitors to continue speaking with veterans as that generation fades away.
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Opens as part of new Forbes Rare and Iconic Artifacts Gallery, named after infantry machine gunner Malcolm S. Forbes.