Glashelder

Today, the rise of generative AI (GenAI) is creating considerable uncertainty: which information is reliable? How was information created? What is real and what is not? What has been generated by humans, and what by artificial intelligence (AI)? As a university library, we aim through the Glashelder project to explore how we can address these questions in relation to the description of (image) collections. The addition of AI attribution labels may help to provide greater transparency in this regard.

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To extend the project for an additional two years (2027–2028), the Glashelder team worked hard in early 2026 on the supplementary grant application to the Flemish government, in which we addressed previous feedback and concerns. This effort clearly paid off, as the continued funding has been approved by the Flemish government.

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Glashelder is een onderzoeksproject dat kunstmatige intelligentie (AI) gebruikt om 61.000 gedigitaliseerde glasplaten te beschrijven en te ontsluiten voor het publiek. Het project onderzoekt hoe AI-technieken effectief kunnen worden ingezet in een erfgoedcontext, waarbij de samenwerking tussen mens en machine centraal staat.

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