Nov 15, 2023 · In planning for and conducting AI and ML experiments at the Library of Congress, we’ve simplified ML processes into three main elements: Data, Models, and People. How these elements are combined helps us understand whether an application of this technology is useful, ethical and effective.

Since 2018, the Library of Congress has been researching and experimenting with artificial intelligence and machine learning, focusing on ethical uses of these technologies, and addressing the challenges of their adoption in libraries and cultural memory organizations.

Experiments and research have shown the risks and benefits of using AI in libraries, archives and museums (LAMs). To account for these challenges and realities, LC Labs has been developing a planning framework to support the responsible exploration and potential adoption of …

Nov 13, 2023 · Welcome to LC Labs! A place to encourage innovation with Library of Congress digital collections. Experimenting with artificial intelligence and machine learning at the Library of Congress. Explore the research. Questions? Contact LC Labs at [email protected].

Nov 19, 2024 · The Library of Congress has investigated, implemented, and even invented new digital approaches and technical methods since the 1950s, aspiring better to serve Congress and the American people with each new technical turn. Today, technology fuels everything we do, …

Nov 15, 2023 · In June 2021, the US Government Accountability Office -- a research and evaluation arm of Congress -- issued an accountability framework for federal agencies who manage, operate and oversee AI.

Nov 15, 2023 · Works in Progress Webinar: LC Labs AI Planning Framework in action—Understand, experiment, and implement AI tools that support catalogers. Hear about what shaped the Artificial Intelligence Planning Framework and how it is being applied at the Library of Congress to explore computational description.

Join the Library of Congress’s emergent efforts in machine learning with its existing expertise and leadership in crowdsourcing. Combine these areas as “informed crowdsourcing” as appropriate. Sponsor challenges for teams to create additional metadata for …

Jul 22, 2020 · After defining machine learning and distinguishing it from the broader category of artificial intelligence (AI), Dr. Cordell describes the history of the use of these technologies in libraries and explores various approaches.

Nov 28, 2023 · The Library of Congress will host its annual Cancer Moonshot panel discussion on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 11 a.m. Led by the Health Services Division and the Researcher Engagement and General Collections Division at the Library, the virtual event will bring together renowned international experts working on artificial intelligence for cancer ...