As artificial intelligence of the future is applied to events of the past, how do we make sure truth and authenticity is the focus? 

“We remove the human element out of it when we say, robot, go do this for me.” 
- Jackie Congedo, on relying on AI to interpret history 

Hosts Jackie Congedo and Kevin Aldridge welcome guest Steve Coppel to discuss his father, Werner’s, story—now part of the powerful Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far Away. exhibition. Later, they explore how AI-generated misinformation threatens Holocaust remembrance and other historical events. With insight from the Auschwitz Museum’s Pawel Sawicki, this episode asks how we preserve authenticity and humanity in an age when even memory can be manipulated. 

This episode is part of the Cynthia & Harold Guttman Center for Storytelling. Subscribe here https://www.youtube.com/@holocaustandhumanity      

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Episode Resources  

Tickets for Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. 
https://www.holocaustandhumanity.org/auschwitz-not-long-ago-not-far-away/  

Hear more from Pawel Sawicki on his role at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum 
https://www.holocaustandhumanity.org/a-conversation-with-pawel-sawicki-press-officer-for-the-auschwitz-birkenau-state-museum/  

AI articles discussed 
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg4xjk1g1xo 
https://longreads.com/2025/09/25/ai-holocaust-survivors-memory/  
https://www.d-id.com/news/the-heroes-speak-marking-80-years-for-the-warsaw-ghetto-uprising/  

More to read on AI and the work of Holocaust memory 
https://holocaustremembrance.com/news/does-ai-future-holocaust-memory

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