That's a wrap on ALA 2024 in San Diego, and what a conference it was! With so many sessions and posters on artificial intelligence in libraries, it's exciting and also a little overwhelming trying to keep it all in my head.
For folks who attended, did you sit in on a session that had something memorable? Did a poster session inspire a particularly meaningful conversation between you and the presenter? I'd love to hear some of the things that stood out to you.
Broadly, I was pleased as punch to see a lot of folks doing their best to provide information about AI at an entry level to help bring more people into the conversation. It was also great to see people approaching the topic from a variety of angles -- not just "how do we use this" but should we use it, what does it mean for the climate, what does it mean for our patrons, etc... I also couldn't help but read a little into the fact that the first session I went to attend at 9am on day 1 was packed to the point that they had to cut off entry.
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Peter Musser
Co-chair, ALA Core IG for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Libraries
Head, Library Services
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