Museums Are Adopting AI Faster Than They Write the Rules: Lessons on AI Governance for Cultural Venues from TTXC and the UNESCO-ICOM Global Survey
The 2026 TTXC Taiwan Technology X Culture Expo drew 987,000 visits in 19 days, showing that the public has embraced AI interactive exhibits. Yet the UNESCO-ICOM global survey finds that while 57% of museums already use AI, 55% have no internal rules and only 17% train their staff. Drawing on Articles 4, 14 and 19 of Taiwan's AI Basic Act, this article outlines three risk areas (accuracy, copyright and visitor data) and five steps museums and curatorial teams can take now.