This white paper considers the potential for a digital archive for the memorialization of mass atrocities (abbreviated herein as DAMMA) that would integrate artificial intelligence (AI) both in the archive’s creation and its use. Based on the proceedings of a workshop held in July 2023 in Bochum, Germany, at the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS), the workshop addressed conceptual and practical questions regarding the scope, form, benefits and limitations, usage, development, and ethics of DAMMA. The workshop also considered the parameters of a pilot version of DAMMA, focusing on the memorialization practices regarding Holocaust sites in the Lublin district (e.g., Majdanek or Sobibor).
Zucker, E. M., Ulloa, R., Simon, D.J., Makhortykh, M., & Bultmann, B. (2024). Archiving Holocaust Digital Memorialization: The Lublin District Camps. Digital Archive of Memorialization of Mass Atrocities (DAMMA) Workshop Whitepaper. Yale University: Genocide Studies Program: Mass Atrocities in the Digital Era Working Paper #6.
