What role will libraries, archives, and museums play, as trusted sources of information, when more and more of the information we consume is algorithmically generated? How will the values of neutrality, privacy, authority, and preservation that these institutions advance help shape AI. How will our institutions adapt these values to a changing landscape? How can we put AI to work for us, to transform and elevate our services beyond 20th century modalities? The conference day will convene thought and practice leaders from academia, libraries, industry and society to address these questions and help shape the future of AI in libraries, and the role of libraries in AI.

Stanford Libraries will host the 2nd International Conference on AI for Libraries, Archives, and Museums over three days, December 4, 5 & 6, 2019. The first'Fantastic Futures' conference, which took place in December 2018 at the National Library of Norway in Oslo, initiated a community-focused approach to addressing the challenges and possibilities for libraries, archives, and museums in the era of artificial intelligence. The Stanford conference will expand that charge, adding to the plenary gathering a full day of workshops and a half day'unconference' shaped by the interests of those assembled. Wednesday, December 4, will be a day of plenary sessions to introduce attendees to a range of topics in AI, from the concerns of algorithmic bias and data privacy to the exciting developments in transforming discovery and digital content curation (see the full program). The two keynote addresses reflect Stanford Library's position as an academic center in close proximity to Silicon Valley: Bryan Catanzaro, the Vice President of Applied Deep Learning at Nvidia, will speak to the important contribution he thinks libraries can make in AI.