Ethical AI and Librarianship
A Resource Guide
AI Challenges: Taking a Critical Look at Racial Bias and Ethics
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| Title | AI Challenges: Taking a Critical Look at Racial Bias and Ethics | |
| Type | Videos | |
| Creator | Darrell Gunter | |
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| Creation Date | 02/07/2024 | |
| Last Updated Date | -- | |
| Summary | This is a video recording of a webinar about the ethical and racial bias of AI in the context of libraries, hosted by ASERL (Association of Southeastern Research Libraries). The speaker, Darrell Gunter, managing director of Gunter Media Group, addressed topics of AI introduction, current AI applications, ethical considerations for librarians to consider, neurotechnology, and recommended resources for understanding AI bias. In particular, the video is relevant to librarians seeking to navigate the challenges and responsibilities presented by the rise of AI. The presentations emphasized that librarians have a key role in: 1) Ensuring that AI-integrated services are ethically deployed and aligned with professional and ethical standards in libraries. This includes compliance with privacy regulations, protecting patron data, and upholding transparency, accountability, and fairness in algorithms. 2) Continuously evaluate, audit, and monitor AI-integrated services to identify any emerging ethical issues. 3) Advocating for diverse and representative training datasets to reduce the risk of perpetuating racial and social biases in AI tools. 4) Educating staff, users, and the broader community about AI’s potential biases. 5) Ensuring equitable access to AI-enhanced services, particularly for patrons with limited digital skills or access to technology. The video is freely and openly viewable through web browsers (with auto-generated transcripts). The presentation slides are also available for download in PDF format. | |
| Topic | Ethical AI. Libraries. AI and librarianship. | |
| Source and Link | ASERL (Association of Southeastern Research Libraries). https://www.aserl.org/ | |
| Access | Open. | |
| Accessibility | Auto-generated transcripts available. | |
| Audience | Librarian – General. | |
| Platform or Format | Web -Vimeo. PDF. | |
| Length | 00:57:16 | |
| Geography | USA | |
| Language | ENG | |
| Description Date | 06/26/2025 |