Category: Ideas
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The monster behind the LLM
I just spent some time exploring the site at Systemic Misalignment: Exposing Key Failures of Surface-Level AI Alignment Methods, and it's a thought-provoking place. In the context of AI, "alignment is the process of encoding human values and goals into large language models to make them as helpful, safe, and reliable as possible.[1]" Researchers at…
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I’m no longer concerned about energy use and ChatGPT
Last week, I tripped across a couple of posts from MIT that I thought included the clearest explanations I’d seen of the cost and *reasons* for the cost of training and using Generative AI. Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact and The multifaceted challenge of powering AI I added those to my list of bookmarks on…
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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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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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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!
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ChatGPTLibrarian is still finding his (its?) voice
One of my alerts just tripped over a new blog called ChatGPTLibrarian. The site was launched in March 2023 by librarian Victor Santiago, and I think he's still trying to decide if he's going to write as him, or as an AI-assisted author. The header of each page reads, Welcome to ChatGPTLibrarian, a blog dedicated…