Library of Congress' new Digital Strategy makes broad commitments to emerging tech
The Library of Congress, along with basically everyone else, is interested in exploring what artificial intelligence and similar technologies can do for its mission. The library devotes an entire section of its new Digital Strategy document to its intention to "invest in our future," through ongoing IT modernization and, more nebulously, "innovation." "In addition to the Library's ongoing investments in IT modernization, we will encourage a culture of continuous learning and capacity for innovation," the strategy states. "We will engage with new technologies and communities." Specifically, the library imagines, emerging technologies like computer vision, natural language processing and machine learning have the capacity to "streamline" the work of staff and increase impact.