I'm still struck by how much the "consider the ethical impacts of AI" conversation in libraries feels similar to many of the conversations around diversity in the profession.

We're focused on raising awareness, "using mindfully," but any suggestion of larger action gets you funny looks.

April 25, 2025 - 14:23 UTC

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So much this.

I refused to participate in an AI something recently by stating, "It is against the ethics of my profession. Therefore, I am refusing to participate."

They had no words & were shocked.
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Had a training recently and a colleague asked “you’ve been saying it shouldn’t matter if a book is written with AI or not because we should judge on quality but how do we know if it was written with AI or not” and the trainer was like “you don’t need to check if it’s AI or not…
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We love to talk around a topic and never actually do anything!
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Hearing about some of the major vendors and I can't help but link to this:

bsky.app/profile/noethematt.bsky.social/post/3lnngtklrys26

Vendors are going to expect libraries to start paying more as they integrate AI into their products. We've already been seeing that here.

The math doesn't math.
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Bookmarking this because we're due for system conversation about AI tools and I want to make sure this gets addressed along with all my other stances (using stances instead of concerns to signal firmness)
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