by circl.community | Mar 8, 2024 | Blog, SLAAIT
AI Technology keeps changing at unprecedented speed. Predictions of boon and doom abound. Is it all hype? Will it change humanity? Does it constitute a new crisis for civilization? How will it affect libraries and their communities? Two leading library system and AI...
by circl.community | Mar 5, 2024 | SLAAIT, Working Groups
How are libraries using AI today. Tomorrow? Colleagues, You’re invited to an information session by Gigabit Libraries Network: Session 91 – Libraries and AI: Principles, Practices and Plans Time: March 7th , 2024, 8 – 9am PST Location: zoom For more...
by circl.community | Feb 25, 2024 | Blog
*Note, this essay was not at all created with the assistance of AI.I am an absolute technology novice and an old school book nerd. I’ll graduate with my MLS this spring, and when I entered the academic program, I had no idea the massive role that technology now plays...
by circl.community | Feb 16, 2024 | Blog, SLAAIT
How to create a comfortable welcome space, open to all, yet safe and secure from online hazards? Patrons and the institutions themselves need protection from hacking, phishing, ransomware and more! This webinar explores the rising challenge facing libraries and their...
by circl.community | Feb 9, 2024 | Blog, SLAAIT, Working Groups
What happens when you give new technology to millions of people to play with? What if that technology is powerful, accessible, and prone to misuse? We’re currently witnessing these questions unfold with the rise of generative AI. Generative AI is now being utilized to...
by circl.community | Feb 9, 2024 | Blog, SLAAIT, Working Groups
For a technology that everyone is talking about, artificial intelligence is surprisingly hard to define. Why is this the case? There appear to be a few reasons. For one, AI just won’t stop changing. As AI continues to advance, the scope of what this type of technology...
by circl.community | Feb 4, 2024 | Blog, SLAAIT
We promised action on AI this year. Now, that begins – join us for the opening of the SLAAIT Project. SLAAIT is a limited term working group of state libraries and relevant stakeholders to explore the varied roles of state libraries in the use of AI and in their...
by circl.community | Feb 1, 2024 | SLAAIT, Working Groups
AUSTIN, TX—The Collaborative Institute for Rural Communities & Librarianship (CIRCL) today announced the launch of the SLAAIT Project. The State Libraries and AI Technologies Working Group is a joint project of 14 state libraries and the Gigabit Libraries...
by circl.community | Jan 31, 2024 | Blog, SLAAIT
State libraries to explore strategic use of AI around workforce development. SAN FRANCISCO, CA—The Gigabit Libraries Network(GLN) today announced its participation in Project SLAAIT. The State Libraries and AI Technologies Working Group is a joint project of 14 state...
by circl.community | Jan 12, 2024 | SLAAIT, Working Groups
The Tennessee State Library and Archives has given initial commitment to the State Libraries and Artificial Intelligence Technologies (SLAAIT) project.
