Chapter 1. Introduction

Authors

  • Jason Griffey

Abstract

Chapter 1 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 55, no. 1), "Introduction"

This chapter introduces readers to the concept of artificial intelligence (AI). Jason Griffey discusses the history of AI, definitions surrounding the topic, the current state of AI technology, problems and biases, and the goals of this issue of Library Technology Reports.

Author Biography

Jason Griffey

Jason Griffey (http://jasongriffey.net) is a librarian, technologist, consultant, writer, and speaker. He is the founder and principal at Evenly Distributed, a technology consulting and creation firm for libraries, museums, educational institutions, and other nonprofits. Griffey is an Affiliate of metaLAB at Harvard University and a former fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society also at Harvard. He was a winner of the Knight Foundation News Challenge for Libraries in 2015 for the Measure the Future project (http://measurethefuture.net), an open hardware project designed to provide actionable use metrics for library spaces. Griffey is also the creator and director of the LibraryBox Project (http://librarybox.us), an open-source portable digital file distribution system. He has written and spoken internationally on topics such as the future of technology and libraries, personal electronics in the library, privacy, copyright, and intellectual property.

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Published

2018-12-28

Issue

Vol. 55 No. 1 (2019): January

Section

Chapters