2024 Volume 8 Issue 1 Pages 3-5
The evolution and rapid growth of AI-generated content is, as if in mirror image, increasing the importance of authentic materials created by humans. It is imperative to digitally archive such authentic human-derived materials and keep them "in stock" in society. Furthermore, in the post-corona era, the importance of communication in physical space as well as on the Web is increasing. Exhibiting digital archives in physical space creates a rich "flow" that is unique to real space. As this "flow" permeates society as a whole beyond the exhibition space, valuable knowledge that has been "stocked" will be passed on to the future. This special issue discusses such practices.