Inside ZSR
This year’s meeting of the Music Library Association was held online, and, following the latest trend, offered several sessions on generative AI. Metadata discussions posed the question “Can AI be an author?” In both copyright law and cataloging standards, the answer appears to be “no”: the legal term “author” applies only to humans; RDA, the... more ›
Human Responsibility in the Age of AI by Kasia Chmielinski: While there are some fears about AI – real ones include risks of bias – human intervention is possible. The Data Nutrition Project aims to show some “ingredients” in the data, just like a food nutrition label does. There is a section that is icons... more ›
Forgive my tardiness, it’s been so long since I’ve had to do one of these! In August I went to Boston for the Society of American Archivists Annual conference. Much like other group events, this was a ‘first time in two years’ for the organization and the majority, if not all, of it’s attendees. It... more ›