IASA-BAAC 2026 Conference

Name: Trust in Archives Initiative: A Community Response to Digital Authenticity in the Age of AI
Start: 2026-10-21T10:30:00+0300
End: 2026-10-21T11:00:00+0300

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Trust in Archives Initiative: A Community Response to Digital Authenticity in the Age of AI

Wednesday October 21, 2026 10:30am - 11:00am EEST

Events hall: Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania: Great Hall

Audiovisual archives face novel challenges with the rise of generative AI, which can manipulate audiovisual materials, but AI is also trained, in part, through metadata and content scraping. Archives face daunting tasks in preserving and protecting audiovisual collections, placing additional strains on archival staff who shoulder the responsibility of validating provenance and authenticity of audiovisual collections, but lack established standards and guidelines. There is a need for practical tools, shared language, and capacity-building that support both internal decision-making and public-facing communication. While there may be AI tools that provide certain benefits to archives, such as programs improving workflows and metadata creation, the growing use of AI carries serious risks that call for urgent study and work toward creating safeguards. To further the discussion around AI, this session will focus on ongoing efforts by the Trust in Archives Initiative (TAI), a coalition of archivists and archival producers centered in the moving image community, who are actively developing guidelines and rubrics for use of AI in archives. The panel will report on current guidance for authenticating digital records to guard against AI-generated misinformation, legal language and frameworks archives may adopt to prevent or manage the use of AI, describing the use of AI, and engaging with tech institutions to assess collaboration opportunities.

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