The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rewriting many professions, including libraries, archives, and museums (LAMs). Students looking to study or enter into these fields are now faced with an unprecedented technological juggernaut, raising concerns, skepticism, and excitement. How have these fields adopted this new and constantly evolving technology? How are LAM professionals navigating the often polarizing rhetoric about AI? How might students approach the emergence of AI while preparing for careers in what museologists Johannes C. Bernhardt and Sonja Thiel in their book AI in Museums: Reflections, Perspectives and Applications call “human intelligence” centered research and work, and what does AI’s growing role in writing, research, and knowledge production mean for the cognitive and relational dimensions of that work? 

This panel introduces students to a range of perspectives, both practical and critical, on how AI is being implemented in LAMs and what those interested in LAM careers might expect and want to know, and is designed for students of all academic levels interested in studying LAM coursework or pursuing careers in the LAM sector. It features four experts: Ben Lee, Richard Lewis, Joe Tennis, and Crystal Yragui who work across and teach LAM subjects, and will include a Q&A section. 

Practical Perspectives on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Library, Archives, and Museum Careers is a collaboration between CALMA, the UW Textual Studies Program, UW Libraries, and co-organized by Geoffrey Turnovsky, Julie Tanaka, and Lane Eagles.

Have a question you want to submit in advance? Email Lane Eagles at lmeagles [at] uw [dot] edu.

This event is part of CALMA’s Careers, Cataloging, Climate: AI + LAMs series.