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Artificial intelligence (AI) basics

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Definitions
Types/classifications

Academic, school, and educational applications

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K-12
Higher education
General public information
- Open AI and Common Sense Media partner to protect teens from AI harms and misuse (Ars Technica, 01/29/2024)

Dream

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Optimistic/potential predictions of use
Actual positive usage

Doom/Dread

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Predicted adverse usage
Actual adverse usage

Deconstruct/Destroy

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Limitations of AI
Changes or modifications that have already occurred
- A new study says AI is eating its own tail (Popular Mechanics, 10/20/2023)
- Large language models can do jaw-dropping things. But nobody knows exactly why. (MIT Technology Review, 03/04/2024)

Public library applications

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Resources for teaching public librarians
Resources for public librarians to teach the public

Governmental and NGO policy regulations

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State legislation and policy
- Governor Glenn Youngkin signs executive order on artificial intelligence (Governor press release, 01/18/2024)
NGO policy regulations
- (IFLA FAIFE statements, 10/2020)

Public discourse

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Expert commentary, analysis
Predictions
Coverage of practical applications

Ethics

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Expert commentary, analysis specific to ethics

Technologic advances and news coverage

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AI frenzy complicates efforts to keep power-hungry data sites green (The New York Times, 02/29/2024)

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/business/artificial-intelligence-data-centers-green-power.html

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