(20 Oct 2025) “I’m about as anti-AI as they come. I’ve never used it, and I’m ethically opposed to it due to concerns including (but certainly not limited to) copyright infringement; environmental impact; and the erosion of reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. And yet, I’ve found myself teaching an AI course next semester. ” Eleanor Ball, Information Literacy…
(17 Oct 2025) “AI Competencies for Academic Library Workers,” approved by ACRL in October 2025, is a comprehensive framework to help academic library workers navigate the integration and ethical use of AI technology in higher education libraries. It emphasizes the critical role of academic libraries in understanding and responding to AI’s impact on research, pedagogy,…
(14 Oct 2025) Orion Newby, a sophomore at Adelphi University in New York, is suing the school, claiming that he was falsely accused of using generative AI on a history paper. According to the lawsuit, Newby has learning differences and, as part of that, works closely with tutors to improve his grammar. He claims that…
(30 Sep 2025) Manipulating figures with tools like Photoshop tends to leave telltale signs such as random straight lines and duplications. ‘With AI-generated images, those hallmarks are gone,’ says image integrity consultant Mike Rossner. Some attempts at sneaking AI-generated images into papers – for example an illustration of a rat with giant testicles – are almost laughably…
(30 Sep 2025) Several universities have given up using software to detect the use of Artificial Intelligence in student work. Massey University made the decision recently, and Auckland and Victoria University also did not use it. For Massey, it followed a decision to stop using automated systems to monitor for cheating in online exams after a major…
(12 Sept 2025) Perplexity AI is the latest artificial intelligence company to be hit with a lawsuit by copyright holders alleging infringement after Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster accused it of misusing their content in its “answer engine” for internet searches. The reference companies alleged, opens new tab in New York federal court on Wednesday that Perplexity unlawfully…
(22 Sept 2025) Research suggests nearly half of all tasks in the information services sector could be transformed by AI. This isn’t a distant future scenario—it’s happening now. What can we do to shape the impact of AI on libraries and library workers? The free Futurescape Libraries AI Toolkit will help you and your colleagues plan, develop…
(15 Sept 2025) A new global reviewer survey from IOP Publishing (IOPP) reveals a growing divide in attitudes among reviewers in the physical sciences regarding the use of generative AI in peer review. The study follows a similar survey conducted last year showing that while some researchers are beginning to embrace AI tools, others remain concerned…
(24 Sept 2025) How are people actually using ChatGPT? Drawing on a dataset of more than 1 million conversations between users and ChatGPT, this report gives us a panoramic view into the sorts of prompts people put forward to generative AI. Much of the discussion around AI literacy has hinged on possible or presumed usages of AI in…
Should online retailers put more effort into the editorial process for AI books? (13 Sept 2025) Each month, between 10,000 and 40,000 e-books are released that utilize ChatGPT or other AI platforms. However, the actual number of AI books that do not disclose their use is likely higher. Things are so bad at Amazon that…