Dan Cohen
Vice Provost for Information Collaboration, Dean of the Library, and Professor of History
Northeastern University
Thomas Padilla
Public Interest Artificial Intelligence Strategist
Authors Alliance
Authors Alliance and the Northeastern University Library (NUL) are working with a diverse set of stakeholders to develop an actionable startup plan for a public interest training commons for artificial intelligence. “Developing a Public Interest Training Commons of Books” is advanced through a series of iterative planning workshops and other related meetings with librarians, disciplinary researchers, publishers, technologists, authors, and more. This presentation provides an update on the effort to date, synthesizing takeaways from the first project workshop held at NUL in February. The workshop included discussion of the project’s: (1) principles and goals, (2) target audiences, training data needs, and potential partners (3) legal and policy challenges, and (4) business model, sustainability, and governance.