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The Trust in Archives Initiative has released a set of tools designed to help archives, libraries, and cultural heritage organizations navigate the rapidly evolving impact of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) on audiovisual materials.
As GenAI technologies increasingly shape how media is created, modified, and reused, archives face urgent and complex questions around authenticity, provenance, intellectual property, and ethical use. Developed by TAI’s interdisciplinary Working Groups and refined through a community review process, the tools offer practical, field-informed guidance to support responsible management and use of archival materials in a changing landscape.
The Toolkit includes:
- Due Diligence Questions to help determine the authenticity of records before accessioning
- User Stories illustrating real-world concerns and decision-making contexts
- Taxonomies to support shared language and consistent description of AI-generated or AI-altered content
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Strategic Engagement with Technology Companies to aid archives in navigating relationships with AI developers and platforms
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Licensing Templates to address the use of archival materials in production and publication
Because both AI technologies and archival practices continue to evolve, the toolkit is designed as a living resource. TAI will continue to update and expand the tools over time, and actively encourages feedback from the community to inform future iterations.
The Toolkit is available at: www.trustarchives.org
The Trust in Archives Initiative brings together archivists, archival producers, technologists, and other stakeholders to develop shared approaches that protect the integrity of the historical record while supporting access and responsible innovation.
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