Botanic Garden uses AI for interactive ‘Talking Plants’ exhibition

Botanic Garden uses AI for interactive ‘Talking Plants’ exhibition

The exhibition has sparked university-wide debate over its use of AIEóghan Ross for Varsity Cambridge University Botanic Garden has introduced generative AI chatbots to allow visitors to talk to twenty species of plants. The ‘Talking Plants’ exhibition, which began on 11 February, involves QR codes placed throughout the glasshouses in the gardens, allowing visitors to…