Trudy Gregg
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12:01 PM
Hello ! From Trudy Gregg Mosheim Public Library , Mosheim tn
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Please introduce yourself! 
WJ Support
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12:01 PM
Sign up for our monthly newsletter, Crossroads: https://www.webjunction.org/email.html
Sara Shifrin
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12:01 PM
I'm joining from Charlevoix Public Library in Charlevoix, Michigan. 😍
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AI Safety Awareness Project https://aisafetyawarenessproject.org/
Pamela Johnson12:02 PM
Hello from Brentwood, TN
Patrick (he/him)
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12:02 PM
Hello! I'm Patrick, a teen librarian at Anythink Libraries in Thornton, Co
Lea
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12:02 PM
Hello, I'm Lea from Butte County public library (northern california) and SJSU
Alyssa Moskwa
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12:02 PM
Hello from Chicago, IL
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Welcome! We're glad you're here. 
Katie Dodds
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12:02 PM
Katie Dodds, Administrative Coordinator, Talbot County Free Library in Easton, MD-Hello!
Erika Atkins
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Erika Atkins, Alameda County Library
Nages
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12:03 PM
Hello from Netherland
Em
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12:03 PM
Em, from Hinton, AB CA
Johnathon Redmon (Monticello Union township Public Library)
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12:03 PM
Johnathon Redmon, Monticello public library, Indiana
Lila
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12:05 PM
Lila from Kent County Public Library in Maryland
Andrés Cruz Gutiérrez12:06 PM
Hello from Albizu University, Puerto Rico
Daphne H
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12:07 PM
Daphne, Middletown Public Library, PA
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12:07 PM

Slides, and later the recording, links and chatlog are here: https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/intentional-ai-conversations.html
WJ Support
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12:08 PM

What kind of AI questions are you getting from your patrons?
Erin
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12:09 PM
How to use it to create a resume
Harvey Chauvin
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12:09 PM
Resume, cover letter
Sara Shifrin
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12:09 PM
"Can I trust this information?"
Michael Hayes
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12:09 PM
I usually get a question like "Can AI do this or that?"
Patrick (he/him)
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12:09 PM
I have had several patrons asking for help using AI to build a legal suit and to get test questions
Harvey Chauvin
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12:09 PM
Writing an introductory email to prospective employer
Erin
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12:09 PM
How to coach it to help them talk through childhood trauma. 💔
Jared Harper
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12:09 PM
What does it do for me?
Lila
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12:09 PM
Patron question - should I make a Chat GPT account?
Amber Kircher
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12:10 PM
Can AI type my word document for me?
Lea
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12:17 PM
scared mostly
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12:17 PM

What are a few words to describe how you feel about AI progress?
Cecelia (she/her)
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12:17 PM
Anxious
Sara Shifrin
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12:17 PM
a tidal wave.
Jared Harper
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12:18 PM
It is moving awfully fast
Patrick (he/him)
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12:18 PM
irritated
Antonieta
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12:18 PM
a bit unsafe
Lila
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12:18 PM
scared, overwhelmed
Katie Dodds
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12:18 PM
unprepared
Kelly Morrissey
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12:18 PM
I'm an early adopter. I'm keen.
Dan Alexander
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12:18 PM
torn
Michael Hayes
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12:18 PM
Interesting, a little eerie.
Lucy Quartararo
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12:18 PM
scared
Ann H
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12:18 PM
They are not made equal
Erin
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12:18 PM

still seems like a solution in search of a problem. and we're not regulating an industry that is asking to be regulated
Sarah
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12:18 PM
concerned
Alice P
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12:18 PM
Interested, but concerned
Chris Koppenhaver
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12:19 PM
Cautiously curious; still waiting for a use that feels useful to me. Unsure where it's all heading.
Katie Dodds
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12:19 PM
no one is in charge
sompratana
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12:19 PM
Edited
Fascinated and cautious!!
Chris Koppenhaver
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12:19 PM
AI is inevitable, but what will it be?
Antonieta
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12:19 PM
Curious
Johnathon Redmon (Monticello Union township Public Library)
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12:20 PM
My mind is caught between the best and worst case scenario it could lead to, and very worried.
Katie Dodds
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12:21 PM
we need our global family more than ever
Alice P
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12:22 PM
Read Empire of AI by Karen Hao...
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Hugging Face citation: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/technology/openai-hugging-face-hacking.html 
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Anthropic researcher citation: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-researcher-quits-over-out-of-control-ai-fears-707b7628 
Michael Hayes
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12:25 PM
Edited
I plan on having an AI discussion in November. I plan on developing an AI literacy program.
Katie Dodds
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12:28 PM
Is this service free for libraries?
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Yes. 
Michael Hayes
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12:31 PM
Will these resources be available in November or is this just for October?
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12:34 PM
https://aisafetyconversations.org/
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https://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/intentional-ai-conversations.html
WJ Support
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12:35 PM
https://aisap.notion.site
Kelly Morrissey
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12:39 PM
We have a copy in our collection, or it's being cataloged now.
Alice P
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12:39 PM
maybe Kanopy?
WJ Support
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12:42 PM

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12:43 PM

Inter-Library call – September 24, 2026
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Please put questions here. 
Patrick (he/him)
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12:45 PM
How long are you hoping to have these programs?
Patrick (he/him)
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12:47 PM
I mean the duration of the campaign. I ask because our program calendars are due 2+ months in advance so I'm working on my calendars for 2027 right now.
Sara Shifrin
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12:47 PM
Our library events are scheduled three months out - will this continue into the new year?
Michael Hayes
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12:47 PM
👍
Alice P
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12:47 PM
We have ours planned out months ahead in academia as well
Johnathon Redmon (Monticello Union township Public Library)
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12:50 PM
Do you think local representatives like county councils, etc have a place these discussions?
Lea
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12:52 PM
are there any AI models that are more ethical/ sustainable than others?
Dan
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12:53 PM
Adobe Firefly was trained on Adobe owned resources.
Patrick (he/him)
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12:54 PM
Do you have recommendations for journalists/ news sources to follow? I have been reading things by Ed Zitron, Cory Doctorow, 404, and Wired but admittedly these sources tend to have an anti AI skew
Andres
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12:55 PM
https://thezvi.substack.com/
Cecelia (she/her)
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12:56 PM
No questions, but I just wanted to say THANK YOU for doing this. This is an immense resource for libraries and I want to acknowledge all the work that you're doing to make these programming resources available.
Sara Shifrin
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12:57 PM
Yes! Thank you.
Patrick (he/him)
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12:57 PM
Thank you!
Dan
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12:57 PM
Just great, will be sharing your resources widely
Trudy Gregg
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12:57 PM
Thank You Great Webinar !!
Ileana V. Herrera Rosado
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12:57 PM
thank you!
Katie Dodds
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12:57 PM
Wonderful material-thank you!
Lila
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12:57 PM
Thank you!!
Lucy Quartararo
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12:57 PM
Thank you!
Michael Hayes
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12:57 PM
Thank you! This is really helpful!
Daphne H
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12:57 PM
Thank you!
Mary Kay
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12:57 PM
Thank  you1
Nelly
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12:57 PM
Thanks so much for your information
Alice P
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12:57 PM
Thank you!
Jared Harper
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12:57 PM
Appreciate it.
Nages
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12:58 PM
Thank you!
Dan
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12:58 PM
Thanks, Brooke
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