Ancient Agora hosts an AI walk from 15 to 18 October
Published on 10/18/2026 at 03:08 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Ancient Agora of Athens hosts the AI walk from 15 to 18 October 2026 in Athens, Greece. The walking dialogue, led by Giorgos Drivas, places a conversation with artificial intelligence inside the archaeological site.
AI walk brings a dialogue into the Ancient Agora
The programme is titled Conversation with a Software - An AI Walk in the Ancient Agora and forms part of the Athens Epidaurus Festival's Autumn - Echoes programme. Sessions begin at 5pm from 15 to 18 October 2026, giving visitors a fixed-date cultural event during the final days of the current run.
Drivas walks with an artificial intelligence model that does not know where it is. At selected points, the audience hears the model interpret monuments and the surrounding landscape without using pre-existing information about the site. The conversation moves between imagined pasts, the present and possible futures.
The format combines a guided walk with a staged dialogue. The route turns the archaeological remains into the setting for questions about memory, technology and the future of an ancient civic centre. The programme details and dates identify Drivas as the writer, director and presenter, working with artificial intelligence models.
The AI walk follows the Agora's civic history
The Agora was established in the sixth century BCE and developed over several centuries. Ancient Athens used it for political, commercial, administrative, social, religious and cultural life, with the Bouleuterion and Tholos among its important buildings.
The eastern side is dominated by the Stoa of Attalos, a covered promenade with shop spaces built by the King of Pergamon in the second century BCE. The building now houses the Museum of the Ancient Agora after its twentieth-century reconstruction. The fifth-century BCE Hephaisteion stands on the western side of the site, linking the walking event to one of its most recognisable surviving monuments.
The event's method creates a direct contrast between the Agora's documented civic history and a machine asked to interpret the same setting without historical knowledge. The official Athens guide to the Agora places the site near Monastiraki and records its long archaeological and architectural history.
Visiting Ancient Agora of Athens: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The AI walk takes place from 15 to 18 October 2026, with each session beginning at 5pm inside the Ancient Agora.
- The meeting point, entrance and exit are at Jacqueline de Romilly Square. The event follows a walking route through the archaeological site.
- The site is at 24 Adrianou in the Monastiraki area of Athens. The official guide lists Monastiraki and Psirri as the surrounding districts.
- The route involves walking across an archaeological landscape. Visitors are advised to avoid high-heeled shoes for the presentation.
- Greece uses Greek as its official language and the euro as its national currency.
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Frequently asked questions about Ancient Agora of Athens
When does the AI walk take place at Ancient Agora of Athens?
The event runs from 15 to 18 October 2026, with sessions beginning at 5pm.
What is the AI walk at Ancient Agora of Athens?
It is a walking dialogue led by Giorgos Drivas, who explores the site with an artificial intelligence model that does not know its location.
Where is Ancient Agora of Athens and how do you get there?
The archaeological site is at 24 Adrianou in Athens, near Monastiraki and Psirri. The event meeting point is Jacqueline de Romilly Square.
