Microfilm and microfiche digitizers have been around for quite awhile. One of the major issues for archivists in getting such work done is the trouble with handling delicate items that are decomposing. The article talks about those challenges.
The general reaction here was horror. Digitizing those papers must be done with a professional archivist, despite the huge cost.
Of course, while waiting for budget for a professional archivist to handle them with white gloves and get pixel perfect scans, the archive burned down and 100% of it was lost.
When I offered to 3D scan an artifact repository for a rare books library, they declined after some discussion because as appealing as having space for more books was, they already had the facilities to store the artifacts and make them available, but they did not have the knowledge or budget to create, maintain, and develop a virtual library of the artifacts or to hire people who could.
I've deployed collection management platforms for two museums, and the first time I met the person who would operate it, I don't know why I was surprised to learn that they'd gone to college to do exactly and only that. Expertise and authority have meaning outside of tech, and "being good with computers" or a generally smart person isn't a replacement for serving a role in a longstanding and historied field.