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The AI landscape continues to evolve rapidly, and the range of potential applications for librarians and others in academia is still growing. Read on for a glimpse at how librarians around the world are thinking about AI's potential, and its risks.
Between December 2023 and February 2024, independent market research firm Ipsos conducted interviews with more than 3,000 people globally working in academia and healthcare. The findings for librarians begin here:
41% of librarians surveyed have used AI tools
78% of those surveyed who have not used AI expect to do so in the next 2-5 years
Of the 35% of librarians surveyed who are are generally positive about AI, they believe it will help ...
94% accelerate knowledge discovery
93% increase the volume of research
89% provide cost-savings to institutions
83% improve their work quality
78% have a transformative impact on their work
The greatest concerns among librarians surveyed about AI are ...:
92% will be used for misinformation
88% ethical considerations
84% will erode critical thinking
84% could cause critical errors or mishaps
