The DPC (Digital Preservation Coalition) has commissioned Dr Farquhar to write their first Tech Watch Report on Digital Preservation and AI. The DPC Tech Watch series provides authoritative guidance on digital preservation topics chosen by coalition members. They are widely used across the digital preservation community.

Clearly, AI and ML is starting to have a major impact about how we think about and deliver digital preservation services. AI systems, models, and data also present unique challenges when it comes to ensuring their long-term use and preservation. We’ll be looking at these topics and more in the report.

If you have particular questions or considerations that you would like to raise, please get in touch and I will try to take them into consideration.