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How the Smithsonian is using AI to connect artifacts from the American Revolution

As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary of independence, Smithsonian leaders are turning to AI to better understand items in its collection tied to the fight that led to the country’s founding.

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Smithsonian data scientist Mike Trizna, shows a copy on a computer screen of the first printed publication of the Declaration of Independence, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

By STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The distance in the march from the American Revolution to the age of artificial intelligence is almost beyond comprehension. But leaders of the Smithsonian Institution are using AI to bridge the divide.

As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary of independence, Smithsonian leaders are turning to AI to better understand items in its collection tied to the fight that led to the country’s founding.

The goal is to allow the public and scholars to both search the institution's collection and draw connections across the Smithsonian and other organizations, such as the Library of Congress, to gain a deeper sense of how communities formed and functioned at the nation's birth.

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