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Dear colleagues:

I am excited to announce that registration is now open for Fantastic Futures 2019, the 2nd International Conference on AI for Libraries, Archives, and Museums. Please join us December 4-6 at Stanford University for three days of study and community building. This conference is a forum for in-depth discussion of the effects of these new technologies, demonstrations of work already underway, and workshops to help increase AI literacy across our organizations.

How will AI transform the library?

How will the library transform AI?

What role will libraries, archives, and museums play, as trusted sources of information, when more and more of the information we consume is algorithmically generated? How will the values of neutrality, privacy, authority, and preservation that these institutions advance help shape AI? How will our institutions adapt these values to a changing landscape? How can we put AI to work for us, to transform and elevate our services beyond 20th century modalities?

Of special note, I am moderating a session on AI and visual art for the plenary on December 4.  I will ask the following types of questions: How can AI be used to further research in art history or an artist’s visual art practice?  How could AI impact these disciplines?  Can we speak of a computer's subjectivity when it "reads" images?  And if so, what can we decipher from it?  

In addition, and the topic of AI and images will be covered as a workshop on December 5.  

December 4, 2019 Plenary Sessions

The conference day will convene thought and practice leaders from academia, libraries, industry and society to address these questions and help shape the future of AI in libraries, and the role of libraries in AI. Learn more

December 5, 2019 Workshops

Organized in multiple tracks over one full day, the workshops will provide practical instruction on a range of topics appropriate for individual across libraries, archives and museums, whether administrators, content experts, catalogers, designers, or engineers. Learn more

December 6, 2019 Unconference

A core mission of this conference is to encourage and support international collaboration around efforts to apply AI within libraries, archives, and museums. The third day will provide an opportunity for self-organizing around interest groups, demonstrations of works in progress, and extended workshop sessions that grow out of day 2. Learn more