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SUMMARY:Identifying AI Generated Books in Your Library (PCI Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Massachusetts Library System is pleased to announce 
 that we have contracted with PCI Webinars to provide our members with 
 access to their live webinars.  These webinars are free to MLS members who 
 register through our calendar. Please do not register directly with PCI. 
 Members who register directly with PCI are responsible for paying their 
 registration fee. \n\nPlease help us keep MLS sponsored training free for 
 all members. If you are unable to attend the live webinar\, please cancel 
 your registration. A cancellation link can be found in your confirmation 
 email\, or you may contact Sarah Donnelly at sdonnelly@masslibsystem.org to 
 cancel. \n\nBecause we are working with an outside vendor\, it is important 
 that you cancel your registration in the event that you are unable to 
 attend the live webinar.  A recording of the webinar will be available on 
 the PCI Webinars Niche Academy website about a week after the live webinar. 
  If you have any issues registering or signing into the PCI Webinars Niche 
 Academy website\, please let us know.  Please do not contact PCI Webinars 
 or Niche Academy directly about their live webinars or webinar 
 recordings.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDescription\n\nHave AI-generated books 
 snuck on to your library’s shelves? Books generated using AI Large 
 Language Models without such “authorship” being disclosed have become 
 pervasive across nearly all subject areas on sites such as Amazon\, and are 
 even being sold by some library jobbers. \n\nWith Influencers boasting 
 about making thousands of dollars per month selling AI books on 
 self-publishing platforms and encouraging others to do the same\, this is 
 an increasing threat to the quality and veracity of materials libraries 
 provide to the public.\n\nJoin cataloger and AI book hunter Althea 
 Christensen to find out where these books are coming from\, learn about 
 identifying AI-generated books both in-hand and in online retail listings\, 
 and see some examples that will have you questioning Asimov’s First Law 
 of Robotics.\n\n\n\n\n\nLearning Outcomes\n\nAs a result of this program\, 
 attendees will:\n\n\n	Gain awareness of the existence and prevalence of 
 AI-generated print books\n	Learn to recognize signs that a book is 
 AI-generated before it is purchased or circulated\n	Learn how AI-generated 
 books may find their way from LLM app to library shelves\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho 
 will Benefit from this Program\n\nAll staff\, including Acquisitions\, 
 Cataloging\, and Collection Development\n\nPresenter\n\nAlthea Christensen 
 ~ Biography\n\nAlthea Christensen is the Senior Library Assistant in 
 Acquisitions and Technical Services for the Humboldt County Library. Prior 
 to becoming a cataloger\, she spent 13 years in the animal sheltering and 
 veterinary field\, in which she developed a surprising number of skills 
 that transferred to library work.\n\nREGISTER\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Meeting: 
 https://calendar.masslibsystem.org/calendar/events?cid=6935&t=d&d=0000-00-00&cal=6935&ct=74806&inc=0
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CATEGORIES:Vendor Webinar - PCI
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