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Green Museums Summit: Learning from the Past and Planning for the Future

Green Museums Summit: Learning from the Past and Planning for the Future

MuseumNext’s virtual Green Museums Summit took place on February 26 and 27, 2025, featuring speakers from institutions worldwide. Each shared their unique approach to addressing climate change, whether through their facility, day-to-day operations, or programming. Hannah Brainard, AMT Lab’s Chief Editor, shares key themes and takeaways from the conference. 

Measure of Music: Three-Day Music Hackathon for Data Enthusiasts

Measure of Music: Three-Day Music Hackathon for Data Enthusiasts

Measure of Music is a one-of-a-kind virtual conference that gathers music industry and data analytics professionals from all over the world for one weekend in February. Attendees can join a number of workshops and panel discussions to learn from others in the field, as well as participate in a team “hackathon” to create a new data project. Hear from AMT Lab’s Social Media Manager, Sofia Akhmanaeva, about her experience and key takeaways.

Musicians, Meet Suno & Udio

Musicians, Meet Suno & Udio

As Suno and Udio emerge as the front-runners for AI-powered music generation, learn more about which tool is right for you. This comparative review explores the differentiating factors of the tools and how they are being utilized by professional musicians, while acknowledging the existing controversy surrounding their use. 

Co-Intelligence Offers a Model for Integrating GenAI Into Your Work

Co-Intelligence Offers a Model for Integrating GenAI Into Your Work

Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with Artificial Intelligence by Ethan Mollick, offers a balance of playfulness, thoughtful analysis, and clarifying frameworks for working with artificial intelligence. In this book review, Dr. Brett Ashley Crawford shares a summary of what you will find in the text and a list to grow your bookshelf to better understand the opportunities and costs of Generative AI as it infiltrates our devices, work, and life

NotebookLM: A Reliable Knowledge Partner

NotebookLM: A Reliable Knowledge Partner

Artificial intelligence is making headlines every day, but how can we, as cultural workers, use AI ethically and effectively in our jobs? While large LLMs like OpenAI offer workers AI assistance, they come with a significant impact on the environment, hallucinations, bias, and ethical concerns regarding copyright. Smaller LLM tools solve some of these issues. The following review analyzes NotebookLM, a Google experiment, that i particularly useful tool for researchers, students, and other knowledge workers engaged in complex information.

AMT Lab Staff Books: Art, Tech, and Our World

AMT Lab Staff Books: Art, Tech, and Our World

Looking for your next read at the intersection of art, technology, and our world? The AMT Lab team shares what they have on their bookshelves this season. From the rise of AI in marketing to the urgent need for climate action, our team discusses the books we found most impactful. Read more to find insights on accessibility, the power of music, and the future of culture.

Sage Intacct: A Roadmap Review for Financial Management Success

Sage Intacct: A Roadmap Review for Financial Management Success

With a wide range of integration possibilities and reporting flexibility, Sage Intacct might be the right financial management software for your organization. In this review, guest contributor Stewart Urist highlights a few of the key functionalities that have improved his organization's daily workflow and the quality of the financial information available, and flags some pitfalls to keep in  mind along the way.

The Bear's Season 3 Epitomizes Prestige TV

The Bear's Season 3 Epitomizes Prestige TV

Amidst a host of negative reviews, season three of The Bear seems to epitomize the promise of prestige television -- bigger stars, bigger budgets, and higher production quality. Season three is ambitious and challenging, and it doesn’t allow the limitations of the television medium to dictate how the stories it wants to tell should be told.

A Midjourney Review: Utilizing Generative A.I. for Visual Storytelling

A Midjourney Review: Utilizing Generative A.I. for Visual Storytelling

Many have likely browsed the internet long enough to have been fooled by an AI-generated image or two at some point. Text-to-image models like DALL·E , Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion have advanced enough that most people only have about a 50%-60% chance of discerning if an image is AI generated, and the odds aren’t improving - but are these models good enough to forego using human artists altogether? This article provides a comparative review of the various offerings of Midjourney.