Erin McElrath – Metadata in the Age of AI: From Creation to Curation:
“It’s tempting to treat metadata as a convenience as way to make searching easier. In practice, it’s also a compliance backbone. Rights management, licensing, accessibility (such as descriptive alt text), and brand safety all depend on accurate metadata. A mis-tagged asset isn’t just inconvenient; it can expose an organization to legal risk or brand damage. AI can accelerate metadata entry, but it cannot shoulder responsibility for governance.”