Category: AI
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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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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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Competencies for Generative AI in Libraries
I recently had the pleasure of speaking at the online conference, AI and Libraries: Applications, Implications, and Possibilities. It was a quick talk, but mine was initially titled, A Framework for AI Literacy in Libraries. In the middle of the talk I changed the title to the more accurate, Competencies for Generative AI in Libraries…
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Qualitative Data in the News
It seems a rarity, but I have two really interesting sites open in my browser talking about qualitative data in the relatively current environment. The first, Pandemic Journaling Project Archive Opens for Research, is notable because it fills a big gap. As the article notes, “There are several large quantitative surveys in the social sciences…
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2023 Access Conference Recordings
There's not (yet?) a link to each recording in the original schedule, but the recordings from the 2023 Access Library Conference, held in Halifax on October 23-25, 2023, are now live on YouTube. Definitely some good stuff worth checking out!