AMIA 2024

Join us for an insightful discussion on the transformative impact of AI on audiovisual archiving. Traditional methods of transcription, indexing, and cataloguing have been laborious and costly, yet essential for enhancing the usability of collections. Over the past decade, AI has promised a revolution in these processes, though its effectiveness has been debated. Recent advancements, including OpenAI's Whisper and ChatGPT, have significantly enhanced AI transcription accuracy and mainstreamed AI technologies. Concurrent developments in AI Named Entity Recognition (NER) further facilitate the automatic extraction of key entities. Organizations like the USC Shoah Foundation, University of Kentucky's Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, and the TheirStory oral history platform have embraced these innovations, integrating them with tools. Join Sandra Aguilar (USC), Doug Boyd (University of Kentucky), and Zack Ellis (TheirStory) as they share their experiences, explore the benefits and challenges, and discuss the ethical considerations shaping the future of audiovisual archiving.