Generative artificial intelligence is having a moment. The surging interest in ChatGPT and various other text and image generators offers unique opportunities and challenges for librarians. Join us for a keynote panel discussion featuring insights from librarians representing school, public, and academic libraries. We’ll consider how librarians can use generative AI, ethical concerns, and what the future could bring for the emerging technology.

Meet Our Panel:

Erin Cassidy has been a public librarian for over a decade in roles that combine public service and technical processes with management. She enjoys the nerdy side of life including sci-fi and fantasy entertainment, tabletop and video gaming, and design activities like assembling LEGO kits, iterating original pixel art, and recreating her apartment as a 3D model. She is interested in new technologies and dove into ChatGPT and the news buzz around it for a recent public program which featured the generative language chatbot’s advantages and limitations. The recording of this program has become the best-performing video for her library this year. She believes strongly that ChatGPT and AI services like it are intrinsically intertwined with information literacy and the core work of libraries. Erin uses ChatGPT occasionally in her personal and work life to automate writing and editing processes. She has a special interest in generative AI’s impacts on creators and creativity and the implications for copyright.

John Stawarz is the online learning librarian at Syracuse University Libraries. He also teaches for both Syracuse University’s MSLIS program and Library Juice Academy. John received an MS in Library and Information Science, MS in Instructional Design, Development, and Evaluation, and Certificate of Advanced Study in Designing Digital Instruction, and much of his professional development this year has focused on understanding artificial intelligence and its relevance to academic libraries.

Cathi Brewer currently works as the media librarian at Madison-Oneida BOCES School Library System. Formerly a computer scientist, over the course of her career she has held various positions focusing on technology, teaching, and librarianship. Her initial concern about the potential misuse of generative AI has been eclipsed by a growing excitement for its constructive potential, particularly in boosting productivity and fostering creativity. Cathi now leads workshops aimed at helping educators overcome their initial reservations about the science fiction-like aspects of generative AI, including fears related to its potential use for cheating, and adapt to the positive impact it can bring to teaching and learning.

DISCLAIMER: The audio is spotty during the audience Q&A. It does not often pick up the audience question but you should be able to hear the presenter response.

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