Humans of AI by information labs

πŸ” In this episode of Humans of AI, Derek Lomas discusses how AI is transforming access to cultural heritage. From translating Renaissance texts and unlocking vast archives to enabling new forms of cross-cultural research, AI is opening up possibilities that were previously out of reach. He also explores the challenges of adopting AI in academia and argues for a more humanistic, flexible approach to policy and education.


πŸ“Œ About Our Guests
Derek Lomas | Embassy of the Free Mind / TU Delft
🌐 https://www.linkedin.com/in/dereklomas/ 
🌐 https://www.derek-lomas.com 
🌐 https://sourcelibrary.org


Derek Lomas is a cognitive scientist, designer, and entrepreneur. He has designed 35+ educational games and over a dozen games for psychological assessment, reaching more than 3 million students and earning recognition from Sesame Street, the White House, the MacArthur Foundation, DARPA, and the NYC Department of Education. He has conducted research with over 100,000 learners and is CEO of Playpower Labs, where he helps digital education companies leverage data, technology, and design. His mission is to enhance global wellbeing through artificial intelligence and humanistic design.


Source Library is a project that uses AI to translate and make accessible thousands of pre-modern texts, including Renaissance works that have remained largely untranslated for centuries.


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What is Humans of AI by information labs?

In Humans of AI, information labs brings to life the intersection of artificial intelligence and cultural heritage.
Across a series of punchy, story-driven video capsules, we meet the projects and people who are redefining how we read, remember, and reimagine our shared memory.

This isn’t AI as hype β€” it’s AI as heritage in motion.