# Event Details - **Event Name**: AI and the Digital Commons: Perspectives from online collections & archives - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 15 Jul, 2026 at 10:00 am – Wed, 15 Jul, 2026 at 01:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join this ekip and AIxDESIGN event taking place at Sound & Vision, Hilversum, with the University of EdinburghAbout this EventWhat are the impacts of AI scraping on the digital heritage sector and wider digital commons? And how are artists and creators using - and reimagining - the digital commons in the AI age? People in the creative and heritage sectors are invited to explore these questions at an event hosted in Hilversum at Sound & Vision with the University of Edinburgh, as part of ekip, along with AIxDESIGN, featuring a panel and creative zine workshop.Speakers include: Maarten Brinkerink (Sound & Vision), Mark Graham (Internet Archive), Fabian Mosele - they/them (animator/filmmaker), George Oates (deepkeep.org), and Brigitte Vézina (Creative Commons).ContextCultural Heritage Institutions have long contributed to and been custodians of the digital commons. Commons-based resources have flourished thanks to the assets shared by cultural institutions, creators, and their communities of practice encouraging access and reuse. Making data available to the digital commons fosters learning and creativity - very much contributing to, in turn, the public missions of cultural heritage institutions.Currently this sector's online collections - particularly those on the open web and with commons-based licenses - are experiencing the effects of industrial-scale AI scraping tools on their vital infrastructure. While AI offers the possibility of exposing heritage and cultural content to new audiences, these products are also creating new risks and harms for the sector. Larger organisations’ online systems are being burdened with excessive, machine-sourced web traffic. Cultural Heritage Institutions are seeing reduced human traffic to their collections, while users are encountering their historical data outside proper contexts. Artists, meanwhile, are responding by reimagining the role of digital commons in the AI age through critical interventions and alternatives designs beyond those offered by Big Tech.This event is in-person only at Sound & Vision in Hilversum, the Netherlands. Participants are also welcome to stay afterwards for a lunch reception from 13:00-15:00.You can also register for an online version of this event taking place on 27th August here: AI and the Digital CommonsEvent Agenda9:30 - 10:00: Doors open10:00-10:10: Introduction by ekip10:10-11:15: Panel featuring leading perspectives from leading cultural heritage and digital commons institutions, featuring: Maarten Brinkerink (Sound & Vision), George Oates (deepkeep.org), Mark Graham (Internet Archive) and Fabian Mosele (animator/filmmaker), Brigitte Vézina (Creative Commons).11:15-11:30: Break11:30-12:55: Workshop by AIxDesign: groups will discuss key issues for the digital commons in the era of AI: how do we define the digital commons in 2026? What are top challenges to heritage-based commons posed by AI scraping? What are key opportunities? What policies would best support the sector’s engagement with the digital commons?12:55-13:00: Closing and reflections on key learnings13:00-15:00: LunchTaking part in research on AI and the digital commonsParticipants at this event will be taking part in research carried out by the University of Edinburgh; the research investigates the risks that archival bodies and digital collections are facing from AI-driven content extraction tools. For information about this research, please see the project's .The research is funded by ekip, the European Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries Policy Platform, an interdisciplinary four-year Horizon Europe project running from 2023-2026.This event is the sixth in a series of Open Innovation Factories organised by the University of Edinburgh as part of ekip. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/718a84b0-7f84-11f1-957f-f1f06462340d-rimg-w1200-h253-dc000000-gmir.png https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/71cc48a0-7f84-11f1-a0f0-b3fc05930e16-rimg-w1200-h590-dc000000-gmir.png https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/720707b0-7f84-11f1-8a8c-3fe57d70e589-rimg-w1200-h375-dcf0f0f0-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hilversum/ai-and-the-digital-commons-perspectives-from-online-collections-and-archives/100001990558454923 - **Event Categories**: workshops, art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 3 hours - Location: Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Hilversum - **state**: NH - **country**: Netherlands - **location**: Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision - **lat**: 52.235459 - **long**: 5.173057 - **full address**: Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, 1 Media Parkboulevard, Hilversum, Netherlands ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: AI and the Digital Commons: Perspectives from online collections & archives - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=AI+and+the+Digital+Commons%3A+Perspectives+from+online+collections+%26+archives&date=Wed%2C+15+Jul%2C+2026+at+10%3A00+am&bg=4 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is AI and the Digital Commons: Perspectives from online collections & archives being held? - **A:** AI and the Digital Commons: Perspectives from online collections & archives takes place on Wed, 15 Jul, 2026 at 10:00 am to Wed, 15 Jul, 2026 at 01:00 pm at Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, 1 Media Parkboulevard, Hilversum, Netherlands. - **Q**: Who is organizing AI and the Digital Commons: Perspectives from online collections & archives? - **A:** AI and the Digital Commons: Perspectives from online collections & archives is organized by Edinburgh College of Art. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** AI and the Digital Commons: Perspectives from online collections & archives is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Hilversum, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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