aceGenerative AI and the Information Society: Ethical Reflections from Libraries
The integration of generative artificial intelligence (generative AI) into library systems is transforming the global information society, offering new possibilities for improving information access, management, and dissemination. However, these advancements also raise significant ethical concerns, including algorithmic bias, epistemic injustice, intellectual property conflicts, data privacy breaches, job displacement, the spread of misinformation, and increasing digital inequality. This review critically examin…
Integration of generative AI into library systems is creating new possibilities for improving how information is accessed, managed, and disseminated.
The same library AI integration raises ethical concerns including algorithmic bias, data privacy breaches, job displacement, spread of misinformation, and increasing digital inequality, with heightened impact in the Global South.
Benefits are unevenly distributed, with structural barriers in the Global South limiting equitable access to AI advantages.
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- Peer-reviewedInformation2025-09-05
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Truvace Impact Record TRV-2026-1251, v1: “Generative AI and the Information Society: Ethical Reflections from Libraries.” Truvace, 2026-10-02. /record/TRV-2026-1251 (accessed at citation time). sha256 dfe0852e15f5419d…
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