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<p>AI seems to be everywhere all of the sudden...students writing papers, medical professionals diagnosing patients, job applicants writing cover letters, and people using it for authoritative searching.<br>
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This took me all by surprise, so I was recommended a great article by Melissa Heikkilä as a bit of a primer: https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/02/14/1068498/why-you-shouldnt-trust-ai-search-engines/<br>
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The bad news? "AI language models are notorious bullshitters, often presenting falsehoods as facts. They are excellent at predicting the next word in a sentence, but they have no knowledge of what the sentence actually means. That makes it incredibly dangerous
to combine them with search, where it’s crucial to get the facts straight."<br>
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Anyone out there familiar with AI and what it might mean for patrons, students, and library staff?
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Happy Wednesday, all!<br>
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Matthew Baiocchi<br>
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City of Lincoln City | Driftwood Public Library<br>
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