AI Working Group Charter - Draft

Scope

The AI Working Group will focus on:

AI integration opportunities within Samvera stack (Hyrax, Hyku, Valkyrie)
AI-enhanced repository services (metadata generation, search, discovery, content analysis)
Developer tooling and infrastructure for AI implementation
Market analysis of AI adoption in digital repository space
Technical feasibility assessment of AI features for repository workflows
Community education on AI capabilities and implementation strategies

Value Identification: Identify and prioritize AI integration opportunities that deliver measurable value to Samvera Community members, with emphasis on features that increase adoption and retention of Hyku/Hyrax installations.
Intelligence Distribution: Maintain current awareness of AI developments relevant to digital repositories and disseminate actionable intelligence to community leadership, particularly consortia operators and institutional decision-makers.
Competitive Positioning: Assess AI capabilities required to maintain Samvera's market relevance against commercial repository solutions and emerging AI-native platforms.
Market Outreach and Communication: Generate engaging content to share with the market related to AI use in archives and digital repositories, and how it relates to the Samvera Foundation / Hyku / Hyrax upcoming functionality.
Technical Validation: Develop working prototypes demonstrating feasible AI integrations, with documented implementation pathways for community adoption.
Standards Development: Establish community guidelines for AI feature implementation, data handling, and integration patterns within the Samvera ecosystem.

AI Intelligence Brief: Curated analysis of AI developments relevant to digital repositories, distributed to Samvera Partners and consortia leadership
Progress Report: Technical progress, prototype status, and resource allocation updates to Samvera Steering Group

Q1 (Months 1-2):

Market Assessment Report: Analysis of AI adoption in competing repository platforms and identification of capability gaps in Samvera stack
Technical Feasibility Study: Evaluation of AI integration points within Hyrax/Hyku architecture
Prototype #1: TBD
OR
Basic AI-enhanced search or metadata enhancement demonstration

Q2 (Months 3-4):

Implementation Guidelines v1.0: Technical standards for AI feature integration within Samvera applications
Prototype #2: Advanced AI workflow demonstration (content analysis, automated cataloging, or user experience enhancement)
Resource Requirements Analysis: Infrastructure, licensing, and development effort estimates for identified AI features

Charter Conclusion (Months 5-6):

Community Adoption Roadmap: Prioritized implementation pathway for AI features based on community feedback and technical validation
Prototype #3: Production-ready AI integration demonstrating sustainable implementation model
Charter Renewal Recommendation: Assessment of working group effectiveness and proposal for continued operations

Prototype adoption by minimum 2 Samvera Partner institutions for testing
Documentation of measurable value improvements (search relevance, cataloging efficiency, user engagement)
Community consensus on minimum 3 priority AI integration areas

Communication will be via private channel to start, and move to a public slack channel

Meeting times TBD