Pandora's Box: AI's Impact on Information, Security, Privacy, and Literacy for Libraries.

Authors :: Pichman, Brian
Source :: Computers in Libraries; Dec2023, Vol. 43 Issue 10, p10-14, 5p, 3 Color Photographs, 3 Cartoon or Caricatures
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: The article delves into the transformative influence of AI on libraries, drawing a parallel with the cautionary myth of Pandora's box. It explores AI's multifaceted impact on libraries, encompassing misinformation challenges, cybersecurity threats, privacy dilemmas, and literacy opportunities. Framed as an allegorical journey, the narrative underscores the responsibility to actively shape AI's role in fortifying library security, maintaining integrity, and upholding principles of privacy.

Subjects :: PRIVACY
DIGITAL divide
DATA security failures
PROFESSIONAL ethics of librarians
ARTIFICIAL intelligence
DISINFORMATION
INFORMATION literacy
LIBRARY public services
DATA security
MEDICAL ethics
ACCESS to information
MISINFORMATION
COMPUTER literacy

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