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Quebec moves ahead with AI cultural databank project
The 12-month pilot will test controlled access to cultural data as officials seek better AI results for Quebec’s languages and creators.
- BAnQ launched the experimental phase of a databank for French and Indigenous data on Sunday, aiming to improve how AI systems understand Quebec culture after completing a feasibility study earlier this year.
- Quebec culture remains underrepresented in AI systems, risking linguistic and cultural biases, according to Destiny Tchéhouali, a researcher focused on French-language artificial intelligence at Université du Québec à Montréal.
- BAnQ received $340,000 from Quebec's government for the feasibility study and an additional $750,000 for the 12-month experimentation phase, with a five-year budget estimate of nearly $10.5 million through 2030.
- While some artists worry about "feeding the beast" by contributing to training systems, BAnQ president Marie Grégoire argued the centralized database could offer creators greater protection and ensure compensation for their work.
- Similar initiatives exist in Sweden for Nordic-language texts, and project leader Valérie D'Amour said BAnQ will validate possibilities with cultural stakeholders and data owners during upcoming discussions.
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Quebec moves forward with project to improve AI's understanding of Francophone culture
Quebec's national library is moving ahead with plans to create a database of cultural and government content that could be used to train artificial intelligence systems and improve their understanding of Quebec society, culture and Indigenous languages.
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Quebec moves ahead with AI cultural databank project
MONTREAL - Quebec's national library is moving ahead with plans to create a database of cultural and government content that could be used to train artificial intelligence systems and improve
·Toronto, Canada
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Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BanQ) launched in the coming months the first foundations of a database to feed artificial intelligence (AI) systems so that they take Quebec's specificities into account in their results.
·Saint-Georges, Canada
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