Can AI appraise Te Papa’s public records?
Collections Data Manager Gareth Watkins and Archivist Jennifer Twist tested it on thousands of records and got results that were faster, less resource-intensive, and more consistent than expected – until they weren’t.
This post unpacks the experiment, the limits they encountered, and why curatorial context still matters.

https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2026/02/03/can-ai-appraise-te-papas-public-records/ #globalmuseum #museums #collections #AI