Checking out AI: University library puts emerging technology to the test
In a meeting room at the C. V. Starr East Asian Library, a Chinese film poster flickers onto a large screen. Haiqing Lin, the library's head of technical services, is demonstrating an interface he built. With a few practiced clicks, he sends the image - one of 2,000 posters from the Paul Fonoroff collection - through an artificial intelligence model. Seconds later, a draft catalog description appears.
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