News tagged: Artificial intelligence

This survey seeks to ascertain how North American librarians perceive and engage with artificial intelligence.

Library and GLAM sector organizations call for federal support for access to e-content, infrastructure, accessible reading material, funding for Library and Archives Canada, Open Educational Resources (OER), and Canadian publishers and booksellers.

The consultation will gather Canadians’ thoughts on generative AI tools and the implications for copyright holders to give consent and receive credit and compensation for the use of their works.

The Library of Parliament has recently released a number of research publications on topics of interest to the library and information management community.

The Canadian library and archives communities last week published responses to the Government of Canada’s Consultation on a Modern Copyright Framework for Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things.

This consultation touches on a number of topics, including text and data mining, authorship and ownership of works created by AI, infringement and liability regarding AI, and repair and interoperability issues related to technological protection measures.

The Library of Parliament has released a number of research publications on topics of interest to the library and IM community, including: Broadband, Census, COVID-19, Early Childhood Education, Homelessness, Indigenous Peoples, Information Literacy, Privacy

These workshops will inform recommendations to the Government of Canada on how to boost public awareness of and foster trust in AI. The conversations will be grounded in an understanding of the technology, its potential uses, and its associated risks.

The purpose of the survey is to understand the relationship between librarians in Canada and the US and their understanding of AI in the workplace.

Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has released a summary report from the Second LAC Forum with University Partners on Disruptive Technologies in Memory Institutions and Academia, held in March 2019 in Ottawa.