Will AI Just Reinforce Museum Hierarchies? A "Shadow Article" on Museums and AI
AI is the latest digital transformation in museums, but despite its democratizing narrative are we treading the same old hierarchical grounds?
Robert J Weisberg
Links of the Week: October 8, 2025: Jobs of Ages
Talking about generations in museums workplaces—and in society—reflects darker aspects of a war-against-people economy
Links of the Week: October 3, 2025: Beware Linkslop
When trash scales up and replicates itself, we get a Sorcerer's Apprentice of slop.
Datafication, Playlistification, and Museum Everything
Museum experience—for visitors and workers alike—is more complex than data alone can explain.
Links of the Week: September 26, 2025: Running a-Middle-Ground
Just what are we supposed to do with all this news?
Museums, Their Workers, and the "Middle Ground"
Are museums seeking a middle ground that doesn't exist? And what does that mean for museum workers?
Links of the Week: September 19, 2025: Last Year Calling
Are our stories changing or just getting more urgent?
Links of the Week: September 12, 2025: Like a Bull in a Museum Gift Shop
What does a year's worth of articles look like?
Museum Work and B*llshit Jobs
Museum work isn't BS—but are bad workplaces and organizations making museum jobs that way?
Links of the Week: September 5, 2025: Back in Read
Is there such a thing as reading too much?