DAM News Round-Up – 17th February 2025
A selection of DAM-related articles from around the web, hand picked by the DAM News editorial team.
6 metadata tasks automated with AI in ResourceSpace
DAM software provider ResourceSpace take a look at the opportunities for automation that are available as a result of AI integration within their platform. Focusing primarily on ChatGPT and metadata-related tasks, capabilities include generating alt text, marketing copy, automated image tagging, and identifying elements within images such as people and landmarks. Their integration also supports multi-lingual translation and photographer name extraction. By automating such processes, an AI-powered DAM platform can save time for DAM managers, allowing them to focus on more complex tasks. However, as the article rightly notes, human oversight remains essential to ensure accuracy and to refine the AI-generated metadata.
All Photographs Are Possible—But How Do We Trust the Real Ones?
Visual tech expert Paul Melcher poses the question: what if every photograph that could ever be taken already exists? Paul’s detailed and concise article explores AI-generated imagery, arguing that all possible photographs already exist as latent potential in a mathematical space. It highlights the challenge of distinguishing real photos from synthetic ones and proposes technological, behavioural, and legal measures—such as cryptographic metadata, ethical accreditation, and legislation—to preserve trust in authentic photography amidst the rise of AI-generated fakes.
Proving the ROI of Digital Asset Management
This recent article from DAM software provider PhotoShelter introduces their “The ROI of DAM” white paper, designed to help organisations demonstrate the value of Digital Asset Management systems. It addresses the challenge faced by 85% of marketing and creative professionals who are under pressure to produce content more rapidly, leading to workflow issues. The white paper offers insights into how DAM delivers measurable results, strategies for increasing productivity, protecting the brand, driving growth, and making a business case for implementing a DAM system. It also includes real-world examples from PhotoShelter users
10 Things on the 10th February: Taxonomies, Data & AI
Tracy Forzaglia (aka Modlibrarian) presents her monthly round-up of taxonomy tidbits. This month’s episode includes Ahren Lehnert’s exploration of taxonomies and turnover, Lulit Tesfaye’s analysis of graph implementation challenges, and Andy Fitzgerald’s guide to purpose-driven taxonomy design. Additionally, Heather Hedden shares her experiences discussing taxonomies in India, and Dr. Ora Lassila presents a video on the convergence of the Semantic Web and AI.
DAM and Carbon Footprint Control: Less Clutter, More Impact
This recent CMSWire article from Acquia‘s Jake Athey and DAM specialist Kara Van Malssen discusses how DAM systems can support sustainability by reducing storage redundancy and promoting asset reuse, thereby lowering energy consumption and emissions. However, it also highlights the importance of optimising data centres’ energy sources to ensure that the environmental gains of running an efficient DAM aren’t wiped out by the carbon footprint of its digital storage.
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