Mia1d ago

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. […]

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MiaMar 26
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
Head of Systems, Data and Technology | Paul Mellon Centre

Join PMC as Head of Systems, Data and Technology to develop systems and services to underpin a resilient, forward facing organisation.

Peridot
MiaMar 2
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
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

MiaFeb 23

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/

#AI4LAM

LIBER Launches a Webinar Series on Artificial Intelligence: AI Pulse - LIBER Europe

LIBER Europe
MiaFeb 9
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
Documenting AI-created/enhanced records in catalogues/metadata/displays? – Open Objects

MiaJan 30

'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

Generative AI’s Structure of Feeling

Sonja Drimmer critically examines art historians’ recent embrace of generative AI as a tool for humanities research. 

Artforum
Digital Scholarship at the BLJan 26
In 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
Fantastic Futures 2025: highlights and resources

Hundreds of information professionals gathered in the British Library’s Knowledge Centre to share the state of the art in AI research for cultural heritage.

Adi Keinan-SchoonbaertJan 26

Fantastic 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

#ff2025 #AI4LAM #britishlibrary

Fantastic Futures 2025: highlights and resources

Hundreds of information professionals gathered in the British Library’s Knowledge Centre to share the state of the art in AI research for cultural heritage.

MiaDec 24

'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

Fantastic Futures 2025 at the British Library

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Digital Scholarship at the BLDec 5
Safe travels to all the #ff2025 #ai4lam visitors from all of us in the British Library Digital Research Team! See you at Fantastic Futures 2026 in Washington D.C. next September!