Libraries and AI Futures

The rise of AI and its subsequent adoption by the public have raised many questions for information professionals since the release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT 3 years ago. With a focus on the four AI future scenarios developed by the ARL/CNI Task Force for AI and Machine Learning Futures, this program will help library professionals gain a better perspective on the rapidly developing AI technology and a set of issues related to AI and libraries. Through this program, attendees will become familiar with what may be some leading factors and potential dynamics that can shape the future of AI adoption in our society and what the various combinations of those factors and dynamics may mean to the future of the libraries and their services. This, in turn, will allow them to design better AI strategies so that their libraries can more thoughtfully engage with library patrons and meet their new AI-related needs while helping them achieve a higher level of information literacy at the same time.

About the Presenter:

Bohyun Kim is the Associate University Librarian for Library Information Technology at the University of Michigan and provides strategic leadership for the U-M Library's IT operations. She has more than 20 years of experience in managing library technology, and her research interests lie in emerging technologies and their application in the library context. She is the author of three books – Moving Forward with Digital Disruption (2020), Understanding Gamification (2015), Library Mobile Experience: Practices and User Expectations (2013) – and published many articles. She is a frequent speaker at international and national conferences, the former President (2018-2019) of the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of American Library Association (ALA), and an elected member of the IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) IT Section Standing Committee.