Author: Paul R. Pival
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Don’t cite ChatGPT (or any other LLM Chatbot)
I recently saw a link to a post on LinkedIn, in which the author argues that we shouldn't be citing chatbots, but should instead be disclosing their use. He argues that, "The proper thing to do when using a chatbot is to disclose it, for transparency, rather than cite it for attributing credit or signalling…
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Ethics Case Studies of Artificial Intelligence for Library and Information Professionals
This is an easy-to-read chapter: Ethics Case Studies of Artificial Intelligence for Library and Information Professionals that reiterates many of the things we need to remember when working with and teaching about Generative AI tools. I didn’t learn anything new, per se, but liked that this is focussed specifically on our profession. What’s most useful…
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Fire Weather – links
I just finished reading Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast by John Vaillant, and wanted a place to keep the links mentioned in the epilogue. This is not a review, but this really is a book you should put on your to-read list, especially if you live in Alberta. It tells the story of…
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One of the best uses of GenAI I’ve seen yet – CanLII the Canadian Legal Information Institute
A colleague alerted me to the existence of this project, which had flown under my radar. The Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) has used "a commercially available Large Language Model (LLM)" to generate summaries of primary case law, and legislative documents for Alberta, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island, and Saskatchewan. It's the summaries of legislative documents…
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Generative AI courses for your mom
I know it's cliché, but I AM actually trying to help my mom understand Generative AI a little more (hi, mom!). I just completed this free course, and recommend it as a gentle introduction to generative AI: Destination AI: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence. It will require an investment of time, though maybe not quite the…
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Launching ChatGPT Voice Chat on an iPhone 12 with back-tap
In today's issue of Ethan Mollick's One Useful Thing, I learned that the iPhone 15 has a unique button I hadn't paid any attention to – the action button. He mentioned how the action button can be used to launch a voice chat with ChatGPT, and I found instructions at TechCrunch. But I only have…
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Google Scholar PDF Reader
I use Firefox these days, so this wasn't a priority. I've had this tucked away since it was announced about a month ago, but only now got around to trying it out, and I like it! Last month, Google introduced the Google Scholar PDF Reader. I thought about making a quick screencast, but of course…