GenAI and information in the Global South

In a short open access article in the journal AI & Society, Muhammad Surajo Ibrahim critiques "The literacy mirage: how generative AI bypasses rather than builds informational capacity in the Global South". The piece is published as a letter in the journal's intriguingly titled Curmudgeon Corner: "a short, opinionated, column on trends in technology, arts,… Continue reading GenAI and information in the Global South

Content in an age of GenAI: Floridi on implications and directions

Readers of this blog will know that I regard Luciano Floridi as one of the more insightful guides to the conceptual issues of a rapidly changing information environment, and his philosophy of information as a valuable basis for library/information science. In an open access editorial in Philosophy and Technology (31st August 2024), Floridi explores the… Continue reading Content in an age of GenAI: Floridi on implications and directions