LIS Perspectives On AI and Designing Human-Centred AI for LIS

This half-day workshop strengthens the AI community within ASIS&T by bringing together researchers, educators, students, and practitioners interested in the responsible use of AI and in conducting research on AI from LIS perspectives. The workshop has two streams. The first seeks to bring together all researchers studying the uses of AI in everyday life and work, and of designing, implementing and evaluating AI applications in the context of library and information environments. The second stream seeks to identify and highlight the unique value and contribution that information science can bring to Human-centred AI (HAI), and utilize ASIS&T, which is the best scholarly communication platform for information science, as the venue to conduct, share, and record the knowledge exchange between information science and HAI. Through the World Café method of rotating break out sessions and plenary discussion, participants will come together to identify common research questions and opportunities for collaboration.

Stream 1:

Artificial Intelligence has the potential to be applied in many aspects of everyday life and work and specifically in many library and information environments. AI is increasingly pervasive in all knowledge work through recommendation, filtering, summarisation and writing.  It can offer enhanced knowledge discovery, more usable and accessible collections, and support better-informed decision-making. Specifically in library and information environments AI applications could include the use of digital assistants for reference services and robots as library assistants, AI-based recommender features for information search and discovery, topic modelling to demonstrate research impact, and machine learning and computer vision techniques to make library collections more accessible. At the same time, there are risks associated with the development and use of AI applications including reinforcement of pre-existing social inequalities and the threat to human rights, such as privacy and autonomy. AI’s risks around bias, opacity and lack of sustainability are being widely debated in society.

The goal of this workshop is to build an active community of LIS researchers, educators, practitioners, and students who are committed to critically examining AI technologies and to promoting their responsible use in knowledge work and in library and information environments.

Relevant topics include:

● AI tools in knowledge work and everyday life
● AI applications in library and information environments
● AI ethics: confidentiality, reduction of bias, intelligibility, sustainability, human autonomy
● Human-centered AI approaches
● Human-AI interaction
● AI strategy and workforce planning
● Value-sensitive AI design
● AI for societal benefits
● Data, AI and algorithmic literacy
● AI-powered conversational assistants
● AI for information search and discovery
● AI in learning and development

This is an in person event. Participants must have registered for the Annual Meeting.

THE EXTENDED DEADLINE IS AUGUST 28TH!