S5E02: AI and Archives – the Human Touch
The role of the archivist may be changing with the advent of AI-enabled services to enrich metadata, but there must be human oversight to ensure the accuracy of data. That’s the view of leading library and media management expert, Kathey Battrick.
In the episode, she also outlines the importance of identifying use cases where AI-enhanced metadata can help users find what they need, and her desire for more work to be done in the field of large language models (LLMs) to support the Arabic language.
Our Guest This Episode
Kathey Battrick
Kathey Battrick joined Asharq News in 2019 as a senior manager in the library and media management department. She is responsible for setting up and leading the media library at Asharq, overseeing the management, cataloguing, AI indexing, and preservation of the organization's valuable production assets and archive.
She has a wealth of experience in media and archive management and previously worked as the director of operations for ITN Source, the archive and clips sales arm of ITN News in London, where she led projects such as the digitization of ITN's archive and managed the archive operations team.
More Resources
For more on this topic, check out
Avid Guidelines on Responsible AI – Avid CTO Kevin Riley sets out the company’s approach to AI
Avid White Paper on Responsible AI for Creative Professionals – How can AI be applied to assist creative teams?
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Credits
Host: Craig Wilson
Producer: Matt Diggs
Social: Wim Van den Broeck
Theme Music: Greg “Stryke” Chin