Company
Date Published
Author
Dustin Blank
Word count
391
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

MOST, an AI-powered audio guide premiered at the Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow, offers an immersive narrative experience that brings Jewish heritage to life through AI-generated voices. Developed by sonic systems artist Andrew Melchior, the guide uses ElevenLabs voice technology to create a location-based storytelling experience that combines AI voice synthesis, archival materials, and personal testimonies to reveal Jewish life in interwar Poland. As visitors navigate the Kazimierz district, they encounter multilingual, adaptive voices that connect personal experiences with collective memory, facilitated by a female Polish narrator and a fictional Jewish male voice inspired by historical sources. This initiative, supported by ElevenLabs Impact, reflects a commitment to cultural and civic uses of AI, aiming to preserve and animate Krakow's Jewish history through innovative digital means.