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 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 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].

Jan 30, 2024 · AI is empowering people at the Library of Congress in remarkable ways. In turn, our work with AI can empower people outside of the Library on their journeys to find rich and interesting information, engage with knowledge and experts in new ways, and indulge the very human traits of imagination, curiosity, and creativity.

Sep 17, 2024 · But of late, the more than 200-year-old library has attracted a new type of patron: AI companies that are eager to access the library’s digital archives — and the 185 petabytes of data stored...

Jan 24, 2024 · At the Library, there are four areas of focus with AI, to expand access to our collections, to enhance services for users, to improve internal processes [[Page 5]] for increased efficiency, and to implement a slate of strong governance for the use of AI.

We’ve developed a set of worksheets, questionnaires, and workshops to engage stakeholders and staff and identify priorities for future AI enhancements and services. The mechanisms, tools, collaborations, and artifacts together form the AI Planning Framework .

The Library of Congress Digital Innovation IDIQ contract is a multi-year contracting mechanism that we can use to fulfill individual AI experiment at the Library of Congress, and includes requirements that may be valuable to the broader community.