In the heart of Durham, the iconic Bull morphs into a charismatic chatbot, whimsically layered on its curves. The traditionally majestic Duke Chapel now gleams with high-tech flair in its backdrop. Woven with Dima Dmitriev’s touch, the scene merges beloved landmarks and AI, with every brushstroke echoing a laughter-filled fusion of past and future.
Interesting Facts:
The Durham Bull is not a real bull. Its a 10,000-pound iconic statue outside the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, originally created for a film.
Chat Bots originated in the 1960s. The very first was called ELIZA, created by MIT professor Joseph Weizenbaum as an early AI experiment.
Duke Chapel has a hidden room thats unmarked, and can only be found if you know its secret location, for private meditation and prayer.
The first Chatbot Icon used was by AOL Instant Messenger in 1997, which resembled a face with square framed glasses, representing intelligence.
Contrary to its name, Durham, NC was not named after the English city, but after Bartlett S. Durham who in the mid-1800s donated the land for the station.