On the Cultural Heritage of Robots

Of great apes and robots: Considering the future(s) of cultural heritage

“…New developments in AI have seen the gradual development of computing algorithms that can out-think grand-masters at the game of chess ('Deep Blue' [37]), analyse and create music [38], art [39], develop and self-learn construction rules ('Legobots' [37]), develop new car-body shapes, influence transportation systems [23] or design aircraft parts [41]. AI can be used to equip machines with independent decision-making capabilities based on pre-defined grammatical (rather than fixed rule) sets, obviating the need for the presence of humans.…”

“…Yet, future studies, especially those derived from strategic foresight, have a hindsight component in order to be able to assess the dynamics of the present condition from which to extrapolate [1,2]. Likewise, in trying to preserve (some of) the past for the future, responsible cultural heritage management takes The anthropocentric paradigm of heritage management has recently been challenged by starting a discussion on the future of robotic heritage and by looking at the question of how we might manage heritage sites created by future artificial intelligence (AI)-imbued robots [23]. The present paper is an extension of the previous assessment and will concern itself with the current and future management of heritages other than human: in particular the moveable cultural heritage of the great apes and that of robots.…”