As if there weren’t already myriad acronyms in our industry to keep up with (S2O, OSTP, PID, DOI), AI has now thrown in a slew more (LLM, NLP, BERT, RAG). In this webinar, we’ll review the primary flavors of AI offerings, with examples of how they are being (or could be) applied to our industry. (Craig Griffin, Silverchair – moderator; Chhavi Chauhan, Director of Scientific Outreach, ASIP; Rich Dominelli, Systems Architect, DCL; Jeremy Little, Senior Developer, AI Transformation, Silverchair; Phoebe McMellon, CEO, GeoScienceWorld)
PLATFORM STRATEGIES 2024 attracted 150+ thought leaders and decision-makers from across our industry for a day of engaging discussions and networking. Sessions highlighted topics such as: disintermediation, building a culture of innovation, investing in scholarly publishing, and lessons learned from early AI ventures. View the photo gallery, check out the highlights video, watch the full recordings below, and revisit recordings from our AI Lab Webinar Series.
Welcome & Opening Keynote
Welcome (Will Schweitzer, Silverchair CEO)
Working the polarity between transformative vision and practical traction/results: Mission-driven enterprises exist to change the world in some way, versus simply maintain the status quo. What is it that enables visionary change take hold and persist? (Alix Vance, CEO & President, AIP Publishing; Sara Rouhi, Director, Open Science and Publishing Innovation, AIP Publishing)
What’s your strategy if there is no platform?
The very nature of scholarly platforms faces uncertainty as influences like aggregation, OA mandates, and now AI have disrupted the way users experience research content. So what happens if platforms disappear entirely? If content discovery and usage occur outside of publisher-controlled venues? (Roy Kaufman, Managing Director Business Development and Government Relations, Copyright Clearance Center; Roger Schonfeld, VP, Libraries, Scholarly Communication, and Museums, Ithaka S+R; Lori Carlin, Chief Commercial Officer & Senior Consultant, Delta Think; Michael Hardesty, Manager, Digital Products & Platforms, National Academy of Sciences; Moderated by Hannah Heckner Swain, VP, Strategic Partnerships, Silverchair)
Who invests in innovation?
Scholarly publishing has long been plagued by the question, who pays? For OA, for infrastructure, for innovation? As a somewhat niche and highly developed industry, is scholarly publishing still investable? If so, by whom? (Sven Fund, Managing Director Reviewer Credits; Sarah Tegen, PhD, Senior Vice President and Chief Publishing Officer, Publications Division at American Chemical Society; Sourav Dutta, Chief Strategy Officer, Cactus Communications)
The Trough of AI Disillusionment: What have we learned?
Two years after ChatGPT irreversibly shifted the technology landscape, we find ourselves sliding into what Gartner’s Hype Cycle calls “the trough of disillusionment,” where interest begins to wane as initial experiments and implementations fail to deliver. What can we learn from these early ventures, and what are we hearing from early adopters that can inform our path forward? (Katherine Eisenberg, Senior Medical Director, DynaMed Decisions, EBSCO; Dylan DiGioia, Director of Engineering, Hum; Mohamed Elshenawy, CTO & Co-Founder of Sinai.ai; Jeremy Little, Technical Lead, AI Transformation Team, Silverchair; Moderated by Emilie Delquié, SVP, Product & Customer Success, Silverchair)
Closing Keynote: Reid Blackman
Keynote speaker, Reid Blackman: Renowned AI Ethicist and Philosopher Advising Leaders on Ethical AI Principles for Risk Mitigation; Founder and CEO, Virtue Ethics Consultancy; Founding Member, Ernst & Young’s Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board; Author of Ethical Machines.
AI Lab Reports Webinar Series
Cultivating Creativity: Tips for Fostering a Culture of Innovation & Adaptability
AI applications have introduced new ways for individuals and companies alike to innovate on both micro and macro scales. How can leaders encourage an innovation mindset and structure activities to facilitate individuals, teams, and organizations to succeed in our fast-moving industry? Learn practical tips for both leaders and team members from those working to embed innovation in the everyday operations of their organizations. (Lily Garcia Walton, Chief People Officer & General Counsel, Silverchair; Barbara Kline Pope, Executive Director, Johns Hopkins University Press; Ann Michael, Chief Transformation Officer, AIP Publishing; Alistair Reece, Product Manager at GeoScienceWorld)
Answers to the AI Questions You Don’t Want to Ask
AI as a tool and as a topic has become ubiquitous since November 2022, but with the deluge of information, it can be hard to know where to get started for those just now ready to get their hands. In this session, we’ll cover some basics and best practices around how to: get started, prompt engineer, engage technical topics, stay compliant, and more. (Betsy Donohue, SVP, Business Development, Silverchair; Lori Carlin, Chief Commercial Officer & Senior Consultant, DeltaThink; David Myers, CEO, Data Licensing Alliance; Brian Moore, Director of Online Learning, Assessment, Examinations & Curriculum Planning, AAOS; Sven Molter, VP, Product, Silverchair)