Internet Archive Europe is proud to participate in the upcoming PublicSpaces Conference in Amsterdam, joining a pivotal session on “AI for the Public Good” taking place on June 13, 2025. This session brings together leading voices in the field to explore how artificial intelligence can serve the public interest rather than narrow commercial goals.
Exploring Public-Interest AI
An academic for the Inclusive AI Lab of the Utrecht University and three Advisors of Internet Archive Europe will speak during the session, each bringing a unique perspective and expertise:
- Jeff Ubois will set the stage by outlining some of the links between AI, digital preservation, and support public benefit initiatives—highlighting the challenges and opportunities we face in ensuring long term access to digital information.
- Daniel Erasmus will present ClimateGPT, a case study of how large language models can be harnessed to enhance decision-making about climate change, a pressing global concern that demands innovative, collaborative solutions.
- Ben Cerveny will talk about AI as digital public infrastructure in various domains, and how the public sector might successfully build and maintain such resources
- Lucie Chateau will bring a vital global lens, discussing how AI systems can be inclusive by design and look beyond EU-centric models. She will highlight the importance of ensuring AI policy and development also address the realities and innovations emerging from the Global South.
The panel will be moderated by Caroline De Cock, Head of Research of information labs.
Join the Conversation
As questions of control, access, and accountability in AI systems become ever more pressing, this session invites policymakers, technologists, civil society, and the public to rethink how AI can serve shared societal goals.
📅 When: June 13, 2025 – 15:15-16:10 @ IJzaal
📍 Where: PublicSpaces Conference, Pakhuis De Zwijger, Amsterdam
🔗 More info & registration: conference.publicspaces.net/en/session/ai-for-the-public-good
Let’s explore how to build AI systems that empower communities, preserve knowledge, and strengthen public infrastructures. Join us for this timely and important discussion.
