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NEWSLETTER | April 2024

STRUCTURING DATA AND CONTENT SINCE 1981

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Content Reuse Strategy for Learning Content: A Guest Podcast

Christopher Hill is the Technical Product Manager for DCL's Harmonizer software. Chris recently sat down with The Content Strategy Experts Podcast and spoke with Scriptorium's COO Alan Pringle. They chatted about content reuse in learning content, the challenges of duplicate content, and the benefits of a reuse strategy. The conversation delves into the identification of redundant content and the complexities involved in managing it across various platforms and languages. They also highlight the importance of a single source of truth to ensure consistency and quality for content consumers. There are many kernels of wisdom in this conversation!

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Large Language Models are a Whole New Mystery

"Grokking" is a term that's important to understand in this new world of AI. Two years ago, researchers Yuri Burda and Harri Edwards from OpenAI aimed to teach a large language model basic arithmetic but initially faced challenges as the modes struggled to generalize. However, extended training periods revealed unexpected success in training a model to perform arithmetic tasks. This accidental discovery prompted further investigation, leading to the identification of a phenomenon termed "grokking," where models suddenly grasp a task after prolonged exposure. This finding challenges traditional understanding of deep learning mechanisms and highlights the potential for unforeseen breakthroughs in AI research.

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S1000D Ask the Experts

S1000D helps to standardize data across industry manufacturers and programs to facilitate improved maintenance and logistics. This makes the reuse of data easier and more efficient. DCL employs two of the leading experts in the S1000D specification---Naveh Greenberg and Chuck Davis. Both Naveh and Chuck have been the driving force leading many S1000D projects with defense departments and major aviation organizations. In this on-demand webinar, Naveh and Chuck answer some of the frequent questions we hear regarding this important specification. DCL is exhibiting at Aviation Week's MRO Americas conference this week and are available to answer any questions you might have regarding S1000D, IETMs, content sustainment, and more!

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Ancient AI: Can the History of Artificial Intelligence Inform our Future?

Our friends over at Silverchair took a historical journey through the evolution of AI. The history of AI traces back to ancient philosophies of mechanized human thought, progressing through periods marked by advancement in automatons, formalized mathematical reasoning, and ambitious predictions in the 1960s and 1970s. This journey, fraught with setbacks and critiques, led to a focus on narrow AI applications in the 1980s and 1990s, characterized by expert systems and neural networks. Today, the AI landscape is dominated by deep learning and big data, emphasizing the importance of experimentation and focused application to tackle specific challenges while retaining the collaborative spirit that has defined AI research throughout history. Enjoy Samantha Green's (Director of Product Marketing at Silverchair) reflection back as she puts historical context on the future.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

ConVEx | Minneapolis MN - April 8 to 10

Marianne Calilhanna is speaking

ConVEx is an immersive experience for content developers. Now in its 26th year, this event offers a wealth of ideas and information to support efforts in defining and executing a comprehensive content strategy.

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Aviation Week MRO Americas | Chicago IL - April 9 to 11

Chuck Davis, S1000D and IETM Subject Matter Expert, is speaking

MRO Americas joins the airline supply chain together to network, partner and shape the commercial aviation maintenance industry.

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DCL Learning Series | Bridge the Gap: Integrate AI with Structured Content for Pharma Content Excellence - May 9

AI has been helping to speed up the drug discovery process for many years. Search the NLM's PubMed repository and you'll see thousands of examples of peer-reviewed published research on this topic with many predating ChatGPT's release. While the research is keeping pace with advanced development in AI technologies, the document authoring and submission process that supports bringing new drugs to market is not maintaining the same pace. Combining the power of AI technologies with structured content authoring (SCA) can help close the loop. Join us for this informative webinar.

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Society for Scholarly Publishing | Annual Meeting - May 29 to 31

As always, the SSP community continues to focus on bringing together academics, funders, librarians, publishers, service providers, technologists, researchers and countless others with a communal interest and stake in disseminating scholarly information.

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DCL partners with many global organizations that complement our services and offer a complete workflow solution to our customers. Following are some recent highlights from DCL's Partnership Laboratory.

Safeguarding Research Integrity: A Hybrid Intelligence Approach To Bolstering Scholarly Trust
In an era where the integrity of scientific research faces unprecedented challenges, the latest whitepaper from Paperpal Preflight, a Cactus Communications brand, illuminates a path forward. Explore the complexities of maintaining research integrity amidst the proliferation of fraudulent practices, fueled by generative AI, papermills and citation cartels. Discover a pioneering solution within the Cactus whitepaper: ‘Safeguarding Research Integrity - Using AI Tools and Human Insights to Overcome Fraud in Research’. By synergizing AI capabilities with human expertise, this innovative framework empowers editorial teams and reviewers to fortify defences against fraudulent research.

Etto! The First Component Content Management System AI Copilot

Exciting news: Etto, Heretto's AI Copilot, is now officially released! Seamlessly integrated into Heretto's CCMS, Etto empowers teams to craft technical documentation faster and with unparalled precision. Etto is the only AI Copilot of its kind, working alongside you like a member of the team without disrupting your workflow. Say hello to efficiency and quality like never before with Etto, the future of technical documentation!

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Counterfeit Books Are a Growing Problem, but a Solution May Be Near

"A publishing friend of mine recently told me about a sales report they’d received from a major retailer in which some of their books had zero sales. It turned out that there had been plenty of sales, however—they just all went to counterfeiters. In case you think this is an outlier, it’s not. Counterfeiting is a serious, nontrivial problem facing the industry." Our friend Bill Kasdorf, Principal at Kasdorf & Associates, LLC, explores this troubling phenomenon – and the innovations that aim to solve it – in Publishers Weekly.   

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How Much Does Document Conversion Really Cost? A Guide to Conversion Cost Variables


Back in 2010, DCL addressed conversion costs and how pricing is calculated. Many of the same factors apply today. It's important to understand nuances of the content to be converted as well as address how deep you want the conversion and content structuring process to go—should tables be converted and structured? How do you want to handle images? What is your target format? Many of the same questions apply today. This fun trip down memory lane is interesting to read classic conversion myths and recognize that they are still often believed today!


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