Results and conclusions of “Report on the Survey ‘Digitization and Artificial Intelligence for Archives and Documentary Heritage Materials'” survey

The study is conducted is part of the study “AI-Assisted Digitization of Documentary Heritage Materials.” and InterPARES Trust AI research project

Posted on: 5 May 2025

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Following a survey that had as an objective to investigate how AI is impacting digitization of archives and documentary heritage collections across different institutions, a study was published under the name of “Report on the Survey ‘Digitization and Artificial Intelligence for Archives and Documentary Heritage Materials'”.

The survey measured the state of digitization within organizations and assesses the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on digitization activities. The survey is part of the study “AI-Assisted Digitization of Documentary Heritage Materials.” The broader study is conducted as part of InterPARES Trust AI (2021-2026), an international, multi-disciplinary research project with over 100 partner institutions and individual collaborators around the world.

The study seeks to explore the main ways that AI tools may support digitization processes, and is guided by ethical approaches to the uses and development of AI, and concludes that, while the potential benefits of AI for digitization purposes may be significant, it is critical for organizations to systematically assess and understand the risks of using AI for digitization, including ways to mitigate the risks.

Read the study here.

 

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