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Humans of AI by information labsHumans of AI | Daniel van Strien (Hugging Face) - The Open Model Revolutionš In this episode of Humans of AI, we speak with Daniel van Strien, researcher at Hugging Face and coordinator of Big GLAM, about how open collaboration, shared datasets, and a focus on the public good can help the cultural heritage sector build a healthier AI ecosystem.Daniel shares his journey from studying library science to exploring how machine learning can empower libraries, archives, and museums. He discusses the Living with Machines project, his early experiments with FastAI, and how the Big GLAM initiative grew into a global effort to make cultural heritage datasets accessible for ethical and...
2025-11-1221 min
i4L Podcast: Uncomfortable Wisdom for a Better Life: Information & Insight for Your Lifeā¢Love - Greek Philosophy, Bible, Science & Secular Views on the Essence of this Profound EmotionThis episode discusses the concept of love from various perspectives, including Greek philosophy, science, and secular views. The episode covers Greek philosophy's seven types of love, including eros, philia, ludus, storge, pragma, philautia, and agape. The podcast also explores the nature of true love and the role of love in the Bible, and the nature of love from a from a purely scientific and chemical standpoint.Ā We also provide tips on how to keep the spark alive and improve your relationship. Our resources include books such as "Getting the Love You Want" and "Mating in Captivity," as well as s...
2023-04-0645 min
Pipeline ConversationsML at the British Library with Daniel van StrienThis week I spoke with Daniel van Strien, a digital curator working at the British Library. Daniel has worked on a number of projects at the intersection of archives, libraries and machine learning and I was really happy to have the chance to get to unpack some of the ways he's finding to apply these techniques and tools.
In particular, I found it interesting how important the annotation process is as part of many overall workflows, as well as how simple out-of-the-box techniques like image classification using a fine-tuned model could satisfy many low-hanging fruit-type use cases.
2022-11-1057 min