January 2023
The renowned event Congreso Futuro 2023 inaugurated its 2023 edition with a surprising interview. Renowned science journalist Paloma Ávila interviewed Charles Darwin - or at least an avatar of the 19th-century British scientist, controlled by an Artificial Intelligence specially developed for this project by Merlin Research, using various Large Language Model (LLM) technology platforms and with special support from Microsoft.
The President of Chile stayed at the Congreso Futuro event after his speech to experience the interaction with Charles Darwin. The topic became a Trending Topic on social media, and the Natural History Museum considered it a milestone. A multidisciplinary team from Merlin, including experts in computer science, statistics, evolutionary biology, linguistics, and ethnography, among others, worked for several months feeding the systems with all the records left by the British biologist of his ideas and writings, respecting temporal and cultural contexts to bring them into an Interactive Universe and enable natural and intuitive dialogue with anyone who wishes to chat with him. This ambitious project aims to recreate the great minds of our civilization as an innovative educational tool that combines entertainment and learning in a path to understanding the thoughts, experiences, and vision of the giants who laid the foundation of our culture.
It is completely different to talk about these great figures, which we often see in history and science documentaries, than to talk with the genius in first person and receive their explanations. This is completely innovative and disruptive.
Learn more about this project, the team behind these first steps, and updates on its development at: www.metadialogo.com
Relive the interview on the Congreso Futuro channel: https://youtu.be/PyX-NI2DmYU