Information Literacy for Library Staff: Artificial Intelligence (AI)

"Artificial intelligence seeks to create “intelligent” machines that work and react more like humans"  ALA

Artificial Intelligence: What is AI?

"Artificial Intelligence, or AI for short, is a groundbreaking technology that’s changing how we do everything." 

Artificial Intelligence 101: The basics of AI everyone should know

"This could be incredibly powerful technology, but for a lot of people, it’s also potentially the most frightening prospect about the possibilities of AI" 

AI is Confusing - Here's Your Cheat Sheet

• Generative AI News: Nicole Hennig
• Why Try AI: Daniel Nest
• One Useful Thing: Ethan Mollick
• The Digital Librarian: Nick Tanzi
• LibLime
• ALCS

• A.I. & the Future of Public Libraries: March 2023
• 336: The Role of the Librarian in the Era of AI

• AI and the Public 

• AI & Public Libraries: An Overview 

• Exploring AI in Public Libraries: Programs for Communities 

• AI in Early Childhood Education: The Do’s and Don’ts | Frog Street  

• Librarians Against the Machines: Is ChatGPT the Incarnation Of EMERAC

• Five Growing Concerns about Generative AI for Librarians and Information Professionals

• AI in the News

General Concerns

• Ethical Dilemmas of AI 

• Digital Trust guidelines for Generative Artificial Intelligence use  

• AI in the Library: Developing Policy, Procedures and Professionals 

Copyright and Intellectual Property

• AI and Copyright: 3 Key Issues 

• Artificial Intelligence and Copyright

• Thousands of authors urge AI companies to stop using work without permission

Economic and Labor Impacts

• Responsible Sourcing of Data Enrichment Services

• Millions of Workers Are Training AI Models for Pennies

• Algorithm Driven Hiring Tools: Innovative Recruitment of Expedited Disability Discrimination

Environmental Impacts

• Environmental Concerns 

• Generative AI massive amounts of power and water, and the aging U.S. grid can't handle the load

• Turns out there's another problem with AI - its environmental toll

• What's the impact of artificial intelligence on energy demand?

Misinformation, Disinformation and Bias

• AI Misinformation: How It Works and Ways to Spot It
• AI model GPT-3 (dis)informs us better than humans
• Forecasting potential misuses of language models for disinformation campaigns and how to reduce risk
• Reflections before the storm: the AI reproduction of biased imagery in global health visuals

Plagiarism 

• Cheating in the age of generative AI
• Rethinking Plagiarism in the Era of Generative AI

Privacy

• How to Use Generative AI Tools While Still Protecting Your Privacy | WIRED  

• Protecting Your Data When Using AI Tools | Information Technology News 

• AI, data privacy and you  

• Data Protection Considerations when using Generative AI Tools