MiaInteresting conversation starter from @thisisaaronland on the SFO Museum blog: 'Shared cross-institutional vector embeddings – how we might get there' https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/blog/2026/04/06/shared-embeddings/ - is anyone up for kicking those tyres?
Good news for anyone working on their proposals for the next Fantastic Futures conference - the deadline is extended to April 16! https://ai4lam.org/submission-instructions/
#FF2026 is in the US, but will be very hybrid so you don't need to travel there to present or attend many sessions #AI4LAM #MuseTech
Submission Instructions - Ai4lam
FF2026 will be both in‑person and hybrid! Submit your proposal via: Fantastic Futures 2026 – ConfTool Pro – Login The information below is for planning purposes and may change or expand. The Program Committee will accept the following types of proposals: Selection criteria: Proposals will be reviewed by professionals and experts from the AI4LAM community. […]
Sharing for a friend: 'Lead the development of the digital future of British art research' - Head of Systems, Data and Technology (Fixed term 18-months) Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art (PMC) https://www.peridotpartners.co.uk/jobs/head-of-systems-data-and-technology-paul-mellon-centre/ #MuseTech #AI4LAM
2023 in #AI4LAM terms feels a very long time ago! It's not easy to find the videos from Fantastic Futures 2023 so for findability... https://archive.org/details/fantastic-futures-annual-international-conference-2023-ai-for-libraries-archives-and-museums-02 - AI in libraries, archives and museums as of 2023
The LIBER AI Taskforce has launched a series of short seminars! Friday's first seminar is very much a listening exercise to learn where European research libraries are with AI in libraries from participants https://libereurope.eu/article/liber-launches-a-webinar-series-on-artificial-intelligence-ai-pulse/
Quick blog post noting some thoughts on 'Documenting AI-created/enhanced records in catalogues/metadata/displays' - I'd love to know who's already doing it, and how? https://www.openobjects.org.uk/2026/02/documenting-automatic-text-transcription-tools-in-catalogues-metadata-displays/ #AI4LAM #MuseTech
'It is 2025, and seemingly everyone wants us in the humanities to do stuff “with AI,” informed not by what the technology avails but by the hopes it encodes.' Sonja Drimmer on 🔥on Art Forum
https://www.artforum.com/features/generative-ai-structure-of-feeling-1234728310/
#AI4LAM
Digital Scholarship at the BLIn December, hundreds of library, museum, archive and research staff gathered at the British Library to share the state of the art in AI research for cultural heritage. Find out more: https://www.bl.uk/stories/blogs/posts/fantastic-futures-2025-highlights-and-resources #AI4LAM
Adi Keinan-SchoonbaertFantastic Futures 2025 now seems like a distant memory, which makes it even more enjoyable to read this blog post and recall all of the brilliant papers and inspiring interactions with colleagues! Slides, posters and recordings now available, enjoy! https://www.bl.uk/stories/blogs/posts/fantastic-futures-2025-highlights-and-resources
'Twas the night before Christmas
And all through the house
Not a creature was stirring -
Not even a mouse...
Because everyone was watching the videos from the 2025 Fantastic Futures conference! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMWAkdzaapXgOYfyFX6RO485EPzVKQEeo
Two days of talks on AI and machine learning in libraries, archives and museums #AI4LAM #FF2025
