Chat With Teddy Roosevelt at New AI Library

The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opened July 4 in Medora, North Dakota, offering a technology-forward experience unlike any traditional museum. Built as a living library, it uses Microsoft AI to organize hundreds of thousands of historical documents into a searchable system called Box 1, accessible to anyone worldwide. Visitors can chat with a lifelike AI avatar of Roosevelt, which captures his wit and personality while maintaining safety guardrails for all ages. The open-source technology is designed to evolve as new documents are added and AI improves, offering a model other cultural institutions could adopt.