13-02-2025
Proposed Albuquerque museum could have AI chats with state legends
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Imagine it's 30 years from now and you can talk to and have a conversation with a legendary New Mexican who has died on a screen. That's not a far-away dream, instead, with new technology, one New Mexico man is pushing for a New Mexico Sports and Cultural Museum where people can talk to local sports legends, movie stars, and politicians.
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Walk through a hallway in the Albuquerque Convention Center and you might just miss the New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame where you can find all the greats like Bobby Unser, Bob King, and, Brian Urlacher. Marty Saiz, with the New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame, believes more should be done to honor them. 'I envision you walk in and multiple faces in all fields of endeavor,' said Saiz.
He's been working on a museum that has morphed into celebrating the achievements of all successful New Mexicans. 'This project now is way more than a sports hall of fame museum, I call it the Inspiration Dream Center…So we want these to be a place of interaction and so our kids can say, you know, how did Brian Urlacher go from Lovington to the NFL? And or, you know anybody else, you know, Holly Holm,' Saiz said.
But it's how people will share their stories that will really make this museum stand out. It would be the first in the nation to use Storyfile which allows people to have a conversation with someone even decades after they are gone. 'You can actually educate yourself and talk to some historian, person who's just not sports, but we've got Gary Johnson here, and we've done Barry Switzer, and we also done Jim Hulsman,' said Steve Davis, Proview Networks.
Saiz has teamed up with Davis, who founded Proview Networks 16 years ago. The company is a New Mexico sports broadcasting company. Davis learned about Storyfile on a 60 Minutes episode during the pandemic… and reached out…Being the first in the nation to bring the technology to the United States. Storyfile lets anyone digitally record their answers to 600 questions. which are then loaded into the program. Artificial intelligence does the rest.
Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson was one of the first to take part. His AI version can answer almost every question about him.
Saiz and Davis, through the City of Albuquerque, are requesting $700,000 to get plans moving forward for the museum. They say these personal stories could inspire future generations. 'Our kids need to know how they can dream dreaming. And it's possible people have come from New Mexico to be successful,' said Saiz.
Saiz says the goal is to have a mix of private and public funding to build the museum. He says they have been working with the city to find the best location.
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