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"Thirty years ago, Brewster Kahle founded the Internet Archive with an
ambitious goal:
Universal Access to All Knowledge. Today, that mission
continues to grow with an exciting new chapter: the launch of the Internet
Archive Switzerland, a non-profit foundation based in St. Gallen.
The Internet Archive Switzerland, online at
https://internetarchive.ch/, is a
newly-formed Swiss non-profit foundation that will operate independently within
its national context. Its efforts will initially focus on preserving endangered
archives from around the world and collecting the generative AI wave that is
currently upon us all. With a UNESCO conference planned for November 2026 in
Paris, Internet Archive Switzerland is taking a concrete step to explore how
endangered archives can be protected.
In parallel, the Swiss foundation is working in partnership with the School of
Computer Science at the University of St. Gallen, on the Gen AI Archive project
led by Prof. Dr. Damian Borth. Together, they aim to begin archiving AI models,
which is an emerging frontier for preservation.
The choice of St. Gallen is no coincidence. With a thousand-year tradition of
archiving and scholarship, the city offers a fitting home for this next phase
of digital preservation. Its strong academic environment—including
collaboration with the University of St. Gallen—makes it an ideal place to
establish a 21st century memory organization."
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
