Tom Cramer

Chief Technology Strategist & Associate University Librarian, Stanford University. IIIF, Blacklight, Open Library Foundation, FOLIO, and more.

[Tom Cramer @tcramer]

I don't always tweet goodbye to dear friends and colleagues, but when I do it's to @jessiekeck

[Stuart Lewis @stuartlewis]

Is there any better way to spend a Friday morning than chatting about DAMS and Cloud with @derivadow @alexwlchan @_tuan_p_ @CaylinSSmith @richard_d_jones @cgknowles @anjacks0n @NeilSJefferies @clemo2021 ? It is a treat to be part of, and benefit from, the great hive mind

[Tom Cramer @tcramer]

@justin_littman Can have it still have APIs? :)

[Dan Cohen @dancohen]

Let us reflect on how complete and generous the Smithsonian’s release of millions of images is: 1) CC0; 2) easy-to-use API; 3) full metadata available in GitHub; 4) IIIF viewer + portability; 5) images are downloadable at very high resolution. This is a great model—kudos to SI.

[Joanna J Bryson @j2bryson]

A (new) definitions blogpost

Responsibility, Accountability, Transparency (trust, brittleness, explanation)
https://t.co/QFIuKfZ1mb

[Tom Cramer @tcramer]

.@teemu_rooos Elements of AI introductory course (230,000+ registered participants) has a goal to "help people feel like AI is their thing" -- not something foreign

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.@teemu_roos Self driving cars get the hype, but AI-based social media filters and recommender systems are shaping our world much, much more (and already in place) #fantasticfutures2019

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.@teemu_roos leads off the #fantasticfutures2019 workshop day with the fundamentals of AI--the most basic concepts "because we need a common foundation of understanding AI" first and foremost. These seems especially true in LAMs

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@khetiwe24 @gworthey @Aslaks More / better MARC is surely just a stepping stone to getting weirder. (I am thinking of the Ford quote about faster horses here...)

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@1n9r1d @kcimc @tvdmaps Yes, this. As a profession we tend to stick with text and lists. A concerted effort to go beyond ourselves is in order...

[Tom Cramer @tcramer]

The talks from @kcimc and @tvdmaps at #FantasticFutures2019 have cemented my growing suspicion that the future of AI will only be realized via new interfaces; without different ways to generate, view and think about AI, libraries will focus on redoing what we already do

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@kcimc @tvdmaps FYI, lots of novel UIs (including those shown in his talk) on @kcimc's page at https://t.co/7fYNMLq9AZ

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They never discuss digital at the National Library of Norway. It’s just assumed as an integral part of the work. #FantasticFutures2019

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@khetiwe24 @c_a_demarco What kind of metadata would you add back into MARC? Trying to extrapolate from building/not-building or rail line vector data examples and struggling

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This talk makes me want to reenroll in college and take a class from @j2bryson #fantasticfutures2019 Amazing job of framing issues large and small, and rigorous definition of AI and social issues.

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? sparked by #fantasticfutures2019 training talks: what's the best way to organize a library for AI projects/work? A little of a lot of people? A skunkworks AI lab? Other? @math_rachel likens this to corporate AI question--embed data scientists in teams or have stand alone unit

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What is AI? It’s this per ⁦@j2bryson⁩ #FantasticFutures2019

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I wonder what it would like to get 1% (or 10%) of the world's librarians to be AI-savvy. After @math_rachel and @teemu_roos inspiring talks, it doesn't seem like a crazy goal. #fantasticfutures2019 #ai4lam

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AI myths are dangerous, per @teemu_roos. If you avoid AI, significant opportunity costs in progress. But more importantly, ignorance prevents discourse and addressing social/policy issues head on #fantasticfutures2019 #ai4lam

[Tom Cramer @tcramer]

.@math_rachel Thank you! A slow-to-post follow up question: you mentioned FastAI part-time students several times--do you see a role for part-time AI practitioners (e.g., a librarian), or is it practically something best done as full time work? #fantasticfutures2019 #ai4lam