[AI Summary]: In this interview from the Centre of excellence for artificial intelligence in digital humanities (AI4DH), Sally Chambers, Head of Research Infrastructure Services at the British Library and DARIAH Board member, discusses the critical need for improved AI literacy in digital humanities. She emphasizes making AI “black box” systems more transparent and accessible for everyday work in cultural heritage institutions. Chambers shares insights from her PhD research on barriers researchers face when accessing cultural heritage collections, highlighting projects like DATA-KBR-BE that explored how different scholars use digitized newspaper collections. She also discusses the importance of archiving social media as cultural memory, challenges with privacy and GDPR, and her work on initiatives like Collections as Data that make digital collections available for AI analysis. The interview touches on her role in DARIAH projects including OSCARS and ECHOES, and recommends recent publications in the field including “Feminist Digital Humanities” edited by Lisa Marie Rhody and Susan Schreibman.