{"id":13,"date":"2026-02-05T21:16:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ghaist\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-02-16T22:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T22:41:07","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ghaist\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ghaist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-24-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ghaist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-24-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ghaist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-24-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ghaist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-24-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ghaist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-24-1536x859.png 1536w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ghaist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-24-2048x1145.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-one-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-13809af61f06999ec49a1914085996ff\">An AI-powered interactive experience bringing 18th-century scientist Joseph Priestley to life. Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen, invented carbonated water, and befriended Benjamin Franklin before fleeing England for revolutionary America. Yet most people have never heard of him. This project creates an entertaining, portable installation where visitors converse with Priestley&#8217;s &#8220;ghost&#8221; through a diary-based interface. Using LLM technology, the experience is designed for the Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Library in Northumberland, PA, and travels to schools and conferences, sparking curiosity about Priestley as a person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-one-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-ccf78b1b3e2991ddfe157dee5f078907\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Clients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"729\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ghaist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-19.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ghaist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-19.png 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ghaist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-19-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ghaist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-19-768x547.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This project will be installed at Priestley Forsyth Memorial Library &#8211; Northumberland <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ghaist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-23.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-146\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7500108709831718;width:851px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ghaist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-23.png 765w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ghaist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-23-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This project is sponsered by The Northumberland Pineknotters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An AI-powered interactive experience bringing 18th-century scientist Joseph Priestley to life. Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen, invented carbonated water, and befriended Benjamin Franklin before fleeing England for revolutionary America. Yet most people have never heard of him. This project creates an entertaining, portable installation where visitors converse with Priestley&#8217;s &#8220;ghost&#8221; through a diary-based interface. 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