AI meets Irish storytelling with robot seanchaí
An art student has developed an AI-powered robot named 'Cian' to preserve and share traditional Irish folklore. The project aims to act as an oral archive for the Dingle Peninsula by collecting and retelling stories from local storytellers.
Why it matters
This project demonstrates a creative intersection between modern artificial intelligence and the preservation of intangible cultural heritage.
An NCAD student has used AI to create a storytelling robot inspired by the seanchaí - traditional Irish storytellers - he grew up listening to.
The article is a neutral feature piece about a cultural and technological project.
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