ACRL Artificial Intelligence (AI) Interest Group

Hi everyone,

Thank you so much to Dr. Alexia Hudson-Ward (bio) for presenting at our January 24, 2025 ACRL AI Discussion Group meeting on "Social Intelligence in the Age of AI"! And, thank you to all who attended and shared thoughts and questions during discussions. 

There is more! Please join in the discussion -- share your thoughts and questions and responses to others' comments in this thread.

• View Dr. Hudson-Ward's Slides on "Social Intelligence in the Age of AI," and share your thoughts 
• Respond to these additional Discussion Questions we didn't have a chance to engage with in the meeting - so much to discuss already!

  • Embedding Social Intelligence in Our Organizations: Discuss practical steps to integrate these concepts within your organization:  

    • What is your understanding of social intelligence, and how does it manifest in an organization? 

    • What does decision-making look like, when grounded in social intelligence?

  • Educating staff at every level on ethical AI: Building buy-in and participation. Discussion prompts:

    • Who Should Be Involved?

    • What does meaningful inclusion look like, when discussing social intelligence in the context of a transformative technology such as AI?

  • Amplifying Social Intelligence Beyond Libraries: Strategies for outreach and broader impact. Discussion Prompts:

    • How do we bring social intelligence to the communities we serve?

    • What is the role of the library in embedding social intelligence beyond our organizations?

Can't wait to hear your thoughts, ideas, questions!

~Ginny and Heather

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Virginia Pannabecker
Assistant Dean and Director, Research Collaboration and Engagement
University Libraries, Virginia Tech
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vpannabe@vt.edu
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Thanks for sharing the slides! Is there also a link to the meeting last week? I was unable to attend and would love to catch up!

Merrilee

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Merrilee Proffitt
Senior Manager
OCLC Research
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Something I liked about the presentation was the caution that there are many different types of AI and that when we are in an AI discussion, it can help to make clear what type we are talking about.  Can anyone recommend a good, up-to-date summary of different types of AI?  Here's one of the relevant slides from the presentation. 
 

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Marc Meola
Assistant Professor in the Library
Community College of Philadelphia
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