Welcome to PLAID3
Recording now available!
Tentative Agenda
Introduction and Welcome
- Welcome remarks:
- "AI has arrived - and there's no turning back - but we can work together as information professionals to guide its development and integration so that it benefits our society rather than harms it."
- Review of Objectives
- Understand the basic principles and capabilities of modern AI
- Get hands-on experience with AI tools
- Discover real-life examples and innovative ideas for integrating AI into library services and operations
- Develop a deeper understanding of the ethical implications of using AI in libraries, communities, and society
- Begin developing an action plan to incorporate AI into your library's strategic vision
- Pre-Summit Poll: Why Are You Here?
- Participant Guidelines: Respect. Empathy. Be Kind.
- Housekeeping: Ask for help if you need it!
- Attendee Q&A
What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
Learning objective: Understand the basic principles and capabilities of modern AI
- AI Trivia Quiz!
- What AI is NOT.
- What is AI?
- History of AI: 1800 - 2022
- History of AI: The Past Year
- Use Cases
- AI Companies
- How It (sort of) Works
- (Incredibly) Brief Introduction to Algorithmic Bias and Related Issues
- Other issues:
- Text-to-Image Generators
- AI Live Demo: DALL-E by OpenAI
- Text-based AI (Large Language Models)
- AI Live Demo: ChatGPT by OpenAI
- AI Live Demo: Bard by Google
- Introduction to the OpenAI Playground
- Attendee Q&A
Ethical Considerations of AI
Learning objective: Develop a deeper understanding of the ethical implications of using AI in libraries, communities, and society
- Food for Thought: Quotes, Citations, References
- More Examples of Algorithmic Bias and Related Issues
- Group discussion: Ethical challenges and opportunities in AI adoption
- Attendee Q&A
AI in Public Libraries: Exploration and Applications
Learning objective: Discover real-life examples and innovative ideas for integrating AI into library services and operations
- Collection Development
- Cataloging
- Cataloging - Background
- Readers' Advisory
- Reference & Research
- Outreach Activities
- Grantwriting
- Job/Career Readiness
- Programs & Projects: (Attendee Examples)
- Attendee Q&A
Next Steps and Closing Remarks
Learning objective: Begin developing an action plan to incorporate AI into your library's strategic vision
- Interactive brainstorming session: How to apply insights from the summit
- Join the PLAID discussion list
- Upcoming PLAID workshops
- Post-Summit Evaluation