Language: English (mozilla)
From enhancing creative practices to making large cultural collections more accessible, Arts & Culture have a lot to gain from developments in Artificial Intelligence. But we often get so excited about new capabilities unleashed by AI techniques, that we forget about the important contributions artists and archivists make to the field.
What could a reciprocal relationship between Machine Learning and Cultural Heritage look like? How can those employing and applying AI technologies embrace the powerful perspectives offered by artists critiquing the status quo? What can machine learning engineers learn from the way museums, libraries and archives collect and maintain data?
This discussion will open up questions around the mutual benefits between arts & culture and AI development, raising questions not only about how galleries, libraries, archives and museums benefit from AI, but also how AI development benefits from artists and cultural heritage.
The goal of this session is to build bridges between different communities by showing them they have a lot to gain from each other. We think the AI, artistic and cultural heritage communities are currently too far removed from each other, but believe they don’t have to be! We would like to stimulate an ongoing conversation and add to the scarcely available avenues for exploring mutually beneficial topics from multidisciplinary points of view. We hope this leads to more ongoing dialogue and overlap between as well as inspiration for future collaborations.
Why did you choose that space? How does your session align with the space description?:The Digitizing Cultures & Languages space is built around the idea of celebrating the riches of culture, heritage and language all over the world and explicitly recognises the role of GLAM organisations in that endeavour. We feel this space will attract the most relevant audience and fellow sessions as context for the discussion we’d like to host.
How will you deal with varying numbers of participants in your session? What if 30 participants attend? What if there are 3?:We’ll start off with a short intro to set the stage, then we’ll ask people to first think individually about topics and ideas, before we break out into small group discussions. At the end, groups will share back what they discussed to the rest of the group, so everyone gets the gist of the discussions. 3 people is one group, 30 people is 6 groups.
What happens after MozFest? We're hoping that many efforts and discussions will continue after MozFest. Share any ideas you already have for how to continue the work from your session.:At the end of the session we will share existing online community discussion fora and ongoing initiatives in this space, to encourage people to stay connected and continue conversations. We will also write a short blog post capturing the main insights captured during the session.
What language would you like to host your session in?:English