Great interest in AI avatar at the Museumsmeilenfest in Bonn

At the Museumsmeilenfest, Dr Alexander Marquardt from the Institute for Visual Computing (IVC) at H-BRS presented the prototype of an innovative AI avatar together with Dr Daryoush Vaziri and David Golchinfar, the two founders of the company Vago Solutions. This avatar is based on the German language model SauerkrautLM, which was developed by Vago Solutions.

The talking, AI-generated avatar, which answered visitors' many questions about the museum's exhibits, delighted the guests and impressively demonstrated how artificial intelligence can enrich museum visits. Together with the company Vago Solutions, the H-BRS research team has submitted a research proposal to investigate how the highly topical subject of "museum visits using AI-enhanced reality" can be implemented as a prototype. The project is funded as part of the university's start-up funding programme with a focus on inclusion and diversity. The application partner is the Deutsches Museum in Bonn.

The scientists at H-BRS used the past weekend for the first user studies. The response from visitors was consistently positive, and many were enthusiastic about the interactive possibilities offered by the AI avatar.