The series offered by the Historical Seminar at LMU introduces practical applications of artificial intelligence in historical research and teaching. It covers AI-supported literature and source research, presentations, visual preparation, image and video generation, NotebookLM, speech-to-text tools, project-based work with Claude AI, semantic infrastructures for sensitive historical corpora, AI-generated historical imagery, fictional biographical audio content, and AI-supported analysis of Holocaust testimonies.
Sessions:
- 13 April 2026: AI in Practice: Literature and Source Research
- 20 April 2026: AI in Practice: Presentations and Visual Preparation with AI
- 27 April 2026: AI in Practice: Image and Video Generation with AI
- 04 May 2026: AI in Practice: Working with NotebookLM
- 11 May 2026: AI in Practice: Speech to Text Programs
- 01 June 2026: Project-Based Work with AI: Claude AI as a Central Semester Accompanying Work Environment
- 08 June 2026: From Contemporary Witnesses to Semantic Infrastructure: The KIZEQ Project as a Specialized AI Model for Sensitive Historical Corpora
- 15 June 2026: Re Experiencing History at the Interface of Automatic Image Generation, Education, and Historical Plausibility
- 22 June 2026: My Name is Johann: Creating Biographical Fictional Audio Content with Gemini 3
- 29 June 2026: Analyzing Holocaust Testimonies with AI Support?
- 06 July 2026: AI Goes Medieval: Practical Uses, Limitations, and Everything In Between
- 13 July 2026: News from the World of AI: Discussion of Recent Developments
Lectures are held Mondays, 13:00-15:00.
Details for the next event in the series here.
The series is organized by Dr. Sebastian Kubon, "KI-Referent" at LMU's Historical Seminar (Faculty 9). In his role as "KI-Referent", he is responsible for and the primary point of contact for all matters at the intersection of artificial intelligence and historical studies at LMU.