Artificial Intelligence and Library Skills

Artificial Intelligence refers to the development of computer systems capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as recognizing speech, making decisions, and identifying patterns

Generative AI is a subset of artificial intelligence that uses models to produce new content, including text, images, videos, or music. These models learn the patterns and structures of their training data and use this knowledge to generate similar, yet original, data.

AI tools such as ChatGPT are known as large language models, and use large data sets to produce increasingly sophisticated text answers to questions asked. Other AI tools can be used to generate music, images and video following the same principles.

Examples:

• Text Generation: AI models like GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) can produce coherent and contextually relevant text based on prompts.​

• Image Creation: Tools such as DALL·E generate images from textual descriptions, enabling the creation of novel visuals.