ARL Publishes “Research Libraries Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence (AI)”
From the Association of Research Libraries: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has issued a set of “Research Libraries Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence.” AI technologies, and in particular, generative AI, have significant potential to improve access to information and advance openness in research outputs. AI also has the potential [...]
Library of Congress: 24 Previously Unpublished Audio Recordings Now Available Online From the PALABRA Archive
From the Library of Congress: As part of the Library’s National Poetry Month celebrations, the Latin American, Caribbean, and European Division (LAC&E) is making digitally available 24 previously unpublished audio recordings from the PALABRA Archive. Since the launch of the online repositories of the Library’s literary audio archives almost a decade ago, the [...]
New From Ithaka S+R: “AI Chatbots in Education: A Comparative Analysis at Bryant University”
From an Ithaka S+R Blog Post by David A. Gannon, Terri A Hasseler, Suhong Li, Philip Lombardi, Allison Papini, ML Tlachac: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been making significant strides in various sectors, and education is no exception. AI chatbots, in particular, have been gaining popularity for their potential to enhance teaching, learning, research, and administrative [...]
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