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Boston Public Library aims to increase access to a vast historic archive using AI
The library is launching a project in collaboration with Harvard Law School and OpenAI this summer to digitize the materials and make them more fully searchable.
(Microsoft and OpenAI are among the many AI players targeted by recent copyright infringement lawsuits, in which plaintiffs such as authors claim the companies stole their works without permission.) "Having trained professionals with deep subject knowledge is crucial in this moment as we start to develop what the future will bring," said American Library Association President Sam Helmick. "The kind of 'move fast and break things' ethos of Silicon Valley is counter to the values of librarianship, which are about access and transparency," said Michael Hanegan, co-author of the new book Generative AI and Libraries.
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