Ethical AI and Librarianship
A Resource Guide
Generative AI and libraries: seven contexts
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| Title | Generative AI and libraries: seven contexts |
| Type | Articles |
| Creator | Lorcan Dempsey |
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| Creation Date | 11/12/2023 |
| Last Updated Date | -- |
| Summary | This article is a blog post written by Locran Dempsey, an internationally well-recognized librarian who has worked at libraries, non-profit, and educational organizations. Dempsey discusses seven contexts in which libraries could engage with AI and relevant concerns. The contexts are: (1) Care and empathy for library workers faced with more uncertainty, (2) new research skills, (3) managing potential harmful effects, (4) informed consumer/customer, (5) education and awareness for library users and library workers, (6) copyright and fair use, and (7) advocacy for researcher and learner interest in policy and governance forums. Applying AI ethically in libraries is a prominent theme in the article. This is the third of a series of four articles discussing generative AI. Readers can review the first article (Generative AI and large language models: background and contexts) for trends in AI development, the contexts of use, and social concerns and impact of AI. In the second article (Generative AI, scholarly and cultural language models, and the return of content), Dempsey discusses specialist cultural and scholarly Large Language Models (LLMs). This third article was featured due to its stronger focus on AI applications in the library context and ethical concerns. |
| Topic | AI. Libraries. AI and librarianship. ChatGPT. Ethical AI. |
| Source and Link | Lorcan Dempsey https://www.lorcandempsey.net/ |
| Access | Open |
| Accessibility | -- |
| Audience | Librarians – General |
| Platform or Format | Web |
| Length | 31 pages |
| Geography | USA |
| Language | eng |
| Description Date | 05/30/2025 |