Points North — Artificial Intelligence in the Prehistoric Great Lakes

In 2013, scientists from Michigan and Wisconsin used virtual reality to discover an ancient hunting site in the Great Lakes.

At Drop 45 there are 9,000 year-old hunting blinds and tools, and nearby is a fireplace with charcoal and trees rooted in the bottom of Lake Huron, all preserved in 120 feet of cold freshwater. The archeologists had help from AI caribou placed in a virtual world that simulates what Lake Huron was like before the water rose to its current level.

Meet the scientists, visit the virtual prehistoric world they made and see the AI caribou that roam there.

Presented by Points North podcast, Interlochen Public Radio and Dennos Museum Center.

Thursday, May 15 at 7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
Milliken Auditorium at the Dennos Museum Center in Traverse City
Tickets: $15 (Available day of at the venue or online from the Dennos Museum box office.)

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• This Saturday, 10th May, 07:00 pm, Sneak peek: PBS series at Building 50 with music by Interlochen faculty in Traverse City