Debating AI in Archaeology: applications, implications, and ethical considerations

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not a recent development. However, with increasing computational capabilities, AI has developed into Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning, technologies particularly good at detecting correlations and patterns, and categorising, predicting, or extracting in...

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Published in:	Internet archaeology no. 67
Main Authors:	Tenzer, Martina, Pistilli, Giada, Bransden, Alex, Shenfield, Alex
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of York 01-03-2024
Subjects:	archaeology artificial intelligence ethics heritage studies
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Summary:	Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not a recent development. However, with increasing computational capabilities, AI has developed into Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning, technologies particularly good at detecting correlations and patterns, and categorising, predicting, or extracting information. Within archaeology, AI can process big data accumulated over decades of research and deposited in archives. By combining these capabilities, AI offers new insights and exciting opportunities to create knowledge from archaeological archives for contemporary and future research. However, the ethical implications and human costs are not yet fully understood. Therefore, we question whether AI in archaeology is a blessing or a curse.
ISSN:	1363-5387 1363-5387
DOI:	10.11141/ia.67.8