The Full SLAAIT

Summative meeting reminder, AI articles for use with patrons, new legislation introduced, and webinar recording

Our summative meeting will be held next week. The agenda may be accessed here, and the meeting will be about 4 hours on both Tuesday and Wednesday, with different events each day. Check your time zones on the invitation and agenda, and we will see you there!

Library Journal's InfoDocket provides free and full access to this recently published piece about AI practice. The authors, collaborators from 4 different universities, undertook an extensive literature review. Findings included information on how libraries are using AI, finding a dearth of both ethics-related studies and articles written by employees of small and public libraries, and many studies reflecting profession-wide concerns about privacy and social responsibility.

WLWT has both a video and written piece about using AI for meal prep scheduling, social calendar planning, and shopping suggestions.

Forbes published a piece this week about how job applicants can outsmart the AI that filters candidates' resumes. Takeaways from this article by Dr. Diane Hamilton include using the right keywords, formatting it cleanly in specific fonts, and being specific about achievements on the job. This might be a good article to share with patrons who are using AI to create CVs and resumes for their job searches.

Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) introduced the Transparency and Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Networks (TRAIN) Act, which will allow copyright holders to subpoena training records for generative AI models, according to this report from NBC News. While this Congressional session will end next month, Senator Welch indicated he will re-file in the new year.

Reuters reports that Nvidia has created a new AI technology that can modify voices and generate novel sounds. The news article also states that Nvidia has not released this technology, called Fugatto, to the public yet. One of Nvidia's VPs indicated that the decision to not release this is due to concerns over possible malevolent use.

Libraries in Response video recording of the Politics of Funding Libraries, featuring Pat Sweeney of EveryLibrary is available for viewing here.