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Librarians May Become Arbiters of Reality in the AI Era

Original: > AI and Libraries: Why Librarians May Become Arbiters of Reality https:// janefriedman.com/ai-and-librar ies-why-theyre

A new essay argues that as AI-generated content floods information channels, librarians are positioned to become key arbiters of what is real, acting like canaries in the coal mine. Library professionals are responding wearily, noting it adds yet another burden to their workload: sorting and flagging AI slop on top of existing duties.

Why now: Growing concern over AI-generated misinformation is putting new scrutiny on librarians' role in verifying information.

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• > AI and Libraries: Why Librarians May Become Arbiters of Reality https:// janefriedman.com/ai-and-librar ies-why-theyre-like-canaries-in-the-coal-mine/ Great, another thing # librarians need to worry about: arbitrating # AISlop . Whoop dee doo. # sloperator # cogsucker # tech… · bloodravenlib@mas.to · 2

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