Opportunities, threats, shared values and ethical considerations - a personal reflection on the 2023 CILIP Conference
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: In 2023 I was lucky to be sponsored by UKeiG to attend the CILIP Conference in Birmingham. New to the profession, this was the first time I’d been given the opportunity to experience a major networking event. It was valuable to attend the presentations and get a feel for what is taking place across the wider sector. Several themes recurred for me throughout. Unsurprisingly, AI was the dominant topic. Most of the instances where it was discussed were free of the fearmongering I’ve seen elsewhere and provided balanced views on the capabilities of AI for information professionals, alongside awareness of potential threats and ethical considerations. I found it useful to hear about these topics in a library-specific context. All the speakers explained the complexities of various types of AI in an accessible way.
Source: eLucidate
Author: Carly Lockett
Institution: Queen Mary University of London
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4414016498