"AI for Public Good @PublicSpaces: From Hype to Humanity" browsable post with useful pull quotes on what is going on in Europe.
Internet Archive Europe - Bringing Collections to Life
AI for Public Good @PublicSpaces: From Hype to Humanity
From preserving forgotten knowledge to regional language models and LLMs on renewable power, the PublicSpaces panel on β€œAI for the Public Good”...
Critique of EU draft proposal for gen AI regulations and training restrictions. Other than the exemption for cultural heritage and research orgs to do Public AI in Europe, there is lots of uncertainty for Europe's AI programs. (Happily, at least libraries can use these tools to help their patrons)
Analysis of the Voss Report: Technical, Economic and Legal Concerns for European AI Policy | C4C
Interview of the new librarian of the British Library :
Bloomberg.com
British Library CEO: β€˜You Always Need to Have a Recovery Plan’
Rebecca Lawrence is more focused on securing new funding and dealing with the aftermath of a cyberattack than stressing about literacy and AI.
 Q&As on AI: image
"Most photographed barn in America." a concept in Don DeLillo, White Noise-- I looked it up on the Internets... and one exists, apparently. (I love the Internet)
Atlas Obscura
T. A. Moulton Barn in Moose
The rustic old building is perfectly positioned before the dramatic backdrop of the Teton Range.
 https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTetonNatlPark/comments/1dhjmsh/does_anyone_know_the_history_behind_this_barn/ and many other sitings
most photographed barn in america - Google Search
 from White Noise "...A religious experience in a way, like all tourism." Another silence ensued. 'They are taking pictures of taking pictures,' he said.” ― Don DeLillo, White Noise read more it is worth it
A quote from White Noise
We drove 22 miles into the country around Farmington. There were meadows and apple orchards. White fences trailed through the rolling fields. Soon ...