Chief Technology Strategist & Associate University Librarian, Stanford University. IIIF, Blacklight, Open Library Foundation, FOLIO, and more.
Joined November 2008
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I don't always tweet goodbye to dear friends and colleagues, but when I do it's to @jessiekeck
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Is there any better way to spend a Friday morning than chatting about DAMS and Cloud with @derivadow @alexwlchan @_tuan_p_ @CaylinSSmith @richard_d_jones @cgknowles @anjacks0n @NeilSJefferies @clemo2021 ? It is a treat to be part of, and benefit from, the great hive mind – at Edinburgh, Scotland
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Let us reflect on how complete and generous the Smithsonian’s release of millions of images is: 1) CC0; 2) easy-to-use API; 3) full metadata available in GitHub; 4) IIIF viewer + portability; 5) images are downloadable at very high resolution. This is a great model—kudos to SI.
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A (new) definitions blogpost
Responsibility, Accountability, Transparency (trust, brittleness, explanation)
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.@teemu_rooos Elements of AI introductory course (230,000+ registered participants) has a goal to "help people feel like AI is their thing" -- not something foreign
.@teemu_roos Self driving cars get the hype, but AI-based social media filters and recommender systems are shaping our world much, much more (and already in place) #fantasticfutures2019
.@teemu_roos leads off the #fantasticfutures2019 workshop day with the fundamentals of AI--the most basic concepts "because we need a common foundation of understanding AI" first and foremost. These seems especially true in LAMs
The talks from @kcimc and @tvdmaps at #FantasticFutures2019 have cemented my growing suspicion that the future of AI will only be realized via new interfaces; without different ways to generate, view and think about AI, libraries will focus on redoing what we already do
FYI, lots of novel UIs (including those shown in his talk) on @kcimc's page at kylemcdonald.net/
They never discuss digital at the National Library of Norway. It’s just assumed as an integral part of the work. #FantasticFutures2019
This talk makes me want to reenroll in college and take a class from @j2bryson #fantasticfutures2019 Amazing job of framing issues large and small, and rigorous definition of AI and social issues.
? sparked by #fantasticfutures2019 training talks: what's the best way to organize a library for AI projects/work? A little of a lot of people? A skunkworks AI lab? Other? @math_rachel likens this to corporate AI question--embed data scientists in teams or have stand alone unit
I wonder what it would like to get 1% (or 10%) of the world's librarians to be AI-savvy. After @math_rachel and @teemu_roos inspiring talks, it doesn't seem like a crazy goal. #fantasticfutures2019 #ai4lam
AI myths are dangerous, per @teemu_roos. If you avoid AI, significant opportunity costs in progress. But more importantly, ignorance prevents discourse and addressing social/policy issues head on #fantasticfutures2019 #ai4lam
.@math_rachel Thank you! A slow-to-post follow up question: you mentioned FastAI part-time students several times--do you see a role for part-time AI practitioners (e.g., a librarian), or is it practically something best done as full time work? #fantasticfutures2019 #ai4lam
Key point from @math_rachel: "Innovation comes from doing things differently, not doing things bigger." #fantasticfutures2019 #ai4lam Driver for diversity in AI practitioners
It looks like #fantasticfutures2019 is the better hashtag with crackling commentary. #fantasticfutures #ai4lam
"Applicants must be white and over 40 years old" for turn-your-face-into-an-oil painting AI. Training set was pics from museum portraits. Great illustration (no pun intended) of ethical issues by @ctnzr #fantasticfutures #ai4lam
Most computer scientists focus on models and modelling, and tend to think data is someone else's job @ctnzr #ai4lam #fantasticfutures. But can't have models without data to train and test.