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Mylee Joseph @mylee.bsky.social · 15h

“The real work is scenario design: mapping the waves of #AI that will change how we work, who (or what) we employ, and how decisions are made when agentic, and eventually autonomous, systems sit inside our processes, products, and policies.” Thought provoking from
@briansolis.bsky.social

Two Conversations About AI, Only One Prepares Us for What’s Coming

Markets obsess over hype cycles and crashes. Meanwhile, frontier builders are interrogating agency, personhood, and the survival of…

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Brian Solis @briansolis.bsky.social · 5d

In my latest article for Forbes, I explore the concept of "Agentic Workforce Management," a new model for orchestrating how humans and AI agents work together to drive exponential productivity, creativity, and growth.

Please read (and share) the article. 🔗
www.forbes.com/sites/brians...

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Brian Solis @briansolis.bsky.social · 3d

AI isn’t “taking jobs,” it’s taking tasks. The leaders who win don't pit AI against employees, they redesign work now.

I break down the signals behind Accenture’s “exit if not reskilled,” Walmart’s “every job will change,” and JPMorgan’s “fully AI-connected megabank."

🎥 youtu.be/eSUfw-ZtAYc

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Mylee Joseph @mylee.bsky.social · 1d

Concerns over an #AI bubble bursting have grown with analysts finding that it’s 17 times the size of the dotcom-era bubble and four times bigger than the 2008 financial crisis. futurism.com/artificial-i...

Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.

futurism.com

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Mylee Joseph @mylee.bsky.social · 1d

coalition of Australian creators and book industry organisations strongly oppose the Productivity Commission’s proposal for a text and data mining exception for #AI training

‘It’s not copy-charity. It’s copyright’: Authors oppose copyright exception for AI training at Senate Inquiry - Australian Society of Authors

Creators and book industry organisations attended a Senate Inquiry hearing to oppose the proposal for a copyright exception for AI training.

www.asauthors.org.au

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 1d

The authors of a Comment article discuss how scientists, research institutions, funders, libraries and publishers must all improve software practices. They outline recommendations for an approach to handle software better. #Academicsky 🧪

Stop treating code like an afterthought: record, share and value it

Scientists, research institutions, funders, libraries and publishers must all improve software practices.

go.nature.com

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Mylee Joseph @mylee.bsky.social · 1d

“rising numbers of children are using #AI chatbots for help with everything from homework to emotional advice and companionship – with many never questioning the accuracy or appropriateness of the responses they receive back.”

New report reveals how risky and unchecked AI chatbots are the new ‘go to’ for millions of children

AI chatbots are the ‘go to’ for millions of children | Internet Matters. Report reveals that the majority of children are using AI chatbots.

www.internetmatters.org

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Aaron Tay @aarontay.bsky.social · 11d

[blogged] The Petrol Tank for AI Discovery Might be Running Dry as Publishers close access to scholarly content such as abstracts due to AI incentives aarontay.substack.com/p/the-petrol... - an analysis of OpenAlex abstract coverage changes for Elsevier & Springernature

The Petrol Tank for AI Discovery Might be Running Dry as Publishers close access to scholarly content such as abstracts due to AI incentives

Elicit.com, Consensus, and Undermind.ai are among the new leading comprehensive cross-disciplinary “AI-powered academic search engines” today.

aarontay.substack.com

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Mylee Joseph @mylee.bsky.social · 2d

@aarontay.bsky.social on “AI powered search” in academic discovery. youtu.be/Ju-JS_sp73U #AI #libraries

Implications of Ai powered academic search

YouTube video by Aaron Tay (Aaron Tay)

youtu.be

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Mylee Joseph @mylee.bsky.social · 2d

One in five young people in UK say they have changed their career choices because of #AI and over a quarter have avoided applying for a certain job because they think AI could replace it.

Gen(eration) AI Report

New King's Trust Report finds AI set to transform over half of jobs held by young people in the UK.

www.kingstrust.org.uk

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Danny Kingsley @dannykay68.bsky.social · 2d

ADVICE on what to look out for when using an AI image generator. “AI is changing how people create, edit and present both text and images. In other words, it changes how we see – and how we decide what’s real.” theconversation.com/we-teach-you...

We teach young people to write. In the age of AI, we must teach them how to see

Generative AI changes how we see – and how we decide what’s real.

theconversation.com

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Daniel van Strien @danielvanstrien.bsky.social · 7d

huggingface.co/collections/...

Index card datasets - a biglam Collection

Index card datasets for training and evaulating models for conversion of index cards to structured data/metadata

huggingface.co

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Daniel van Strien @danielvanstrien.bsky.social · 10d

New @hf.co BigLAM dataset: 9,363 OA books with page images + rich MARC metadata for evaluating (and training) VLMs on metadata extraction.

Libraries are starting to explore AI-assisted cataloguing, but we lack public evaluation data. Hoping this helps fill that gap.

huggingface.co/datasets/big...

Screenshot of the dataset viewer showing a column of marc data + the first few pages of an open access monograph

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Mylee Joseph @mylee.bsky.social · 2d

Why Every School Library Needs a Strategic Plan #libraries

Why Every School Library Needs a Strategic Plan – Madison's Library

Every school library needs a strategic plan to create a road map for the long-term direction, goals and objectives.

madisonslibrary.com

Mylee Joseph @mylee.bsky.social · 3d

"Backlogs and beyond: #AI in primary cataloging workflows" discusses how libraries are addressing cataloging backlogs, legacy metadata issues, and language challenges by exploring the practical support AI can provide, while keeping human expertise central. hangingtogether.org/backlogs-and...

Backlogs and beyond: AI in primary cataloging workflows - Hanging Together

Facing backlogs, legacy metadata issues, and language challenges, libraries are exploring how AI may offer practical support—while keeping human expertise central.

hangingtogether.org

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Mylee Joseph @mylee.bsky.social · 3d

It’s easy to assume that “everybody knows #libraries are for books and learning,” but that doesn’t mean people have any idea of the depth and breadth of collections, let alone how those items can help improve their lives.

www.infotoday.com

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NLISN @nlisn.bsky.social · 4d

'Addressing Language and Ableism in Information Technology: A Call to Action for Academic Librarians'🔽

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#Librarian 📚
#LibraryWorker
#Academia
#HE
#Neurodiversity
#CripLib

Addressing Language and Ableism in Information Technology: A Call to Action for Academic Librarians

This column explores the pervasive influence of information technologies in academic libraries and underscores the critical role of librarians and professional staff in navigating and thriving with...

www.tandfonline.com

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Emma Booth (she/her) @emmabooth.bsky.social · 3d

This is the first in a series of 3 @oclc.org webinars about practical applications of "Reimagine Descriptive Workflows" www.oclc.org/research/pub... presenting case studies of reparative and inclusive descriptive practices.
Here's the 🧵...

Reimagine Descriptive Workflows: A Community-informed Agenda for Reparative and Inclusive Descriptive Practice

The Reimagine Descriptive Workflows project convened a group of experts, practitioners, and community members to determine ways of improving descriptive practices, tools, infrastructure, and workflows...

www.oclc.org

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Mylee Joseph @mylee.bsky.social · 4d

Vanessa Bartlett and Jasmin Pfefferkorn - how artists working with #AI are reshaping how we think about responsibility, creativity, and care. What it means for the #GLAMs sector and how galleries, libraries, archives and museums can navigate ethical questions not just in policy, but in practice.

Rethinking Ethics in the Age of AI Art | SLV LAB

A podcast with Vanessa Bartlett & Jasmin Pfefferkorn on AI art practice in the GLAM sector and their book Decentring Ethics. Ethics as practice, care and creativity in action.

lab.slv.vic.gov.au

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 6d

Don't miss our free, online Open and Engaged Conference 2025, as part of #InternationaOpenAccessWeek.

This year we're exploring the power, ethics, and responsibility embedded in how cultural heritage is created, shared, and preserved.

Register for free: bit.ly/BLEngagedCon...

A collage of images including a person with headphones on working at a desk, a person weaving straw together and someone in a lab holding a bottle. A open padlock graphic is laid over each image and text reads Open and Engaged 2025. Who owns our knowledge? Monday 20th, Wednesday 22nd, Thursday 23rd October, online conference..

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infoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · 4d

#AI models that lie, cheat and plot murder: how dangerous are #LLMs really? (via @nature.com ) www.nature.com/articles/d41... #GenAI

AI models that lie, cheat and plot murder: how dangerous are LLMs really?

Tests of large language models reveal that they can behave in deceptive and potentially harmful ways. What does this mean for the future?

www.nature.com

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Libraries Connected @librariesconnected.bsky.social · 4d

Our Chief Executive @ih1968.bsky.social MBE introduces our Libraries 175 event at Manchester Central #Library.

Public #Libraries, Isobel reminds us, are one of the most effective tools we have to bring people together when divisions threaten the fabric of our society.

@dcmsgovuk.bsky.social

The stained glass inside Manchester Central Library.

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Libraries Connected @librariesconnected.bsky.social · 4d

Councillor John Hacking from Manchester City Council notes at #Libraries175 that public #Libraries are the 'beating heart of communities'. Libraries, he says, can and do combat the polarisation in our cities.

The inside of Manchester Central Library showing two colonnades.

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Mylee Joseph @mylee.bsky.social · 4d

The Cloud Ate My Homework: Why Artists and Arts Orgs Need a Digital Archive artsmidwest.org/resources/id...

The Cloud Ate My Homework: Why Artists and Arts Orgs Need a Digital Archive

Creating a digital archive can help you preserve your legacy, strengthen your storytelling, and make your work easier to access in the future.

artsmidwest.org

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Mylee Joseph @mylee.bsky.social · 4d

From magical manuscripts to romantic meet-cutes, Katie Goh explores #libraries in pop culture as places of growth and transformation.

From Matilda to Buffy: Libraries in pop culture | National Library of Scotland

Writer Katie Goh explores how fictional libraries offer mystery, romance, and transformation—echoing the magic of real ones we love.

www.nls.uk

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