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The Ontology Was Never the Hard Part
Framework

The Ontology Was Never the Hard Part

16 Jul 2026 · Dr Johan Pieterse

Everyone wants to model their ontology. Almost no one wants to govern it. As AI writes into our knowledge graphs, governing the meaning laye...

Preservation: The Unglamorous Half of the Archive That AI Just Made Urgent
Framework

Preservation: The Unglamorous Half of the Archive That AI Just Made Urgent

12 Jul 2026 · Dr Johan Pieterse

Everyone talks about access, discovery and AI. Almost no one asks whether the record will still exist, and still be readable, in fifty years...

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AI and the Paradox of Honesty: Truth in the Age of Machine Learning
The Future

AI and the Paradox of Honesty: Truth in the Age of Machine Learning

02 Jul 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a cornerstone of modern archival practice, from automating metadata tagging to enhancing searchabili...

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Conference Presentations

Archiving Uncertainty-Toward Epistemic Transparency in Post-Truth Collections

29 Jun 2026

In a time when fake news spreads quickly, images can be easily manipulated, and people don't know who to trust, we need to rethink what arch...

Conference Presentations

Utilising Artificial Intelligence to Enhance the Accessibility of Records with Enduring Value in South African State-Owned Companies

29 Jun 2026 · Johan Pieterse

Sub-theme: Archives and records management digital transformatin South African state-owned companies (SOCs) hold records of enduring value...

The Model Was Never the Hard Part: A Framework for AI in Records and Archives
Framework

The Model Was Never the Hard Part: A Framework for AI in Records and Archives

21 Jun 2026

I build a Framework for AI in Records and Archives that never existed

A Culture You Can Talk To
The Future

A Culture You Can Talk To

15 Jun 2026

Every product needs one honest sentence that every feature has to earn its place against. Ours is: 𝗔 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘁𝗼.

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