carpentries-incubator•Mar 25, 2025
dennis.tim-gmail.com
Intro to AI for GLAM
Our aim with this lesson is to empower GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums)) staff with the foundation to support, participate in and begin to undertake in their own right, machine learning based research and projects with heritage collections.
After following this lesson, learners will be able to:
Explain and differentiate key terms, phrases, and concepts associated with AI and Machine Learning in GLAM
Describe ways in which AI is being innovatively used in the cultural heritage context today
Identify what kinds of tasks machine learning models excel at in GLAM applications
Identify weaknesses in machine learning models
Reflect on ethical implications of applying machine learning to cultural heritage collections and discuss potential mitigation strategies
Summarise the practical, technical steps involved in undertaking machine learning projects
Identify additional resources on AI and Machine Learning in GLAM
Contributing
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questions, concerns, or experience any difficulties along the way.
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Please see the current list of issues for ideas for contributing to this
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nicely explained in the chapter Contributing to a Project in Pro Git
by Scott Chacon.
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Maintainer(s)
Current maintainers of this lesson are
Mark Bell
Nora McGregor
Daniel van Strien
Mike Trizna
Authors
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