I'm excited to be presenting at the Canadian Pharmacy Education and Research Conference (CPERC) this June! www.afpcpharmacy.ca/conference

Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real Bixonimania doesn’t exist except in a clutch of obviously bogus academic papers. So why did AI chatbots warn people about this fictional illness?

Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"Behind the Curtain: AI's scary phase" www.axios.com/2026/04/08/a...

Talking to faculty & LIS students about the new AI products for research (Scite, Consensus, Elicit, etc.) This post covers my third and final campus webinar on AI for academic research. I’m also summarizing a talk for LIS students on the same topic, as well as a mini-presentation for the UNC system fac…

"Talking to faculty & LIS students about the new AI products for research (Scite, Consensus, Elicit, etc.)" - Great blog post! liaisonlife.wordpress.com/2026/04/01/t...

AI Deception Brief from the UN Secretary-General's Scientific Advisory Board www.un.org/scientific-a...

A flyer for Menopause Hormone Therapy, Understanding the Basics. A free lecture given by Dr, Jen Gunter on March 31, 5-6 pm Pacific. There is a QR code in the flyer.

I am giving a free webinar on menopause hormone therapy, sponsored by BC Women's Hospital, on Tuesday, March 31. Hope you can join me! zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The fact that the images are from Stardew Valley makes me love this 1000% more! 😍

You are invited to participate in a survey on health sciences librarians’ use of generative AI (genAI) tools in their knowledge synthesis (KS) practice, including systematic and scoping reviews. Info & survey link: stfx.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

#medlibs #canmedlibs #ukmedlibs #HealthLibAust

Wikipedia Bans AI-Generated Content “In recent months, more and more administrative reports centered on LLM-related issues, and editors were being overwhelmed.”

NEW: Wikipedia has banned AI-generated content.

Major conference catches illicit AI use — and rejects hundreds of papers The papers’ watermarks allowed organizers to detect use of large language models in peer review.

At a conference ABOUT AI, this happened...👇

Major conference catches illicit AI use — and rejects hundreds of papers www.nature.com/articles/d41...

"...organizers detected the illicit AI use by hiding watermarks in research papers distributed for review."

"Who does LLM-generated Boolean actually help?" - I really like this figure by @aarontay.bsky.social from this blog post open.substack.com/pub/aarontay...

The Horseless Carriage of AI Search: Why Using LLMs to Generate Boolean Alone Is Likely of Little Benefit Not exactly saying Boolean must die.....but... maybe less focus?

[Blogged] The Horseless Carriage of AI Search: Why Using LLMs to Generate Boolean Alone Is Likely of Little Benefit - (Plus a reminder & elaboration on why generally Librarians have been less focused on teaching nested boolean in last decade)

open.substack.com/pub/aarontay...

The unsuccessful self-treatment of a case of “writer's block” An official website of the United States government

The unsuccessful self-treatment of a case of “writer's block” - an excellent read, I must say! pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

What 81,000 people want from AI Last December, tens of thousands of Claude users around the world had a conversation with our AI interviewer to share how they use AI, what they dream it could make possible, and what they fear it mig...

Interesting read! www.anthropic.com/features/81k...

Have prescriptions that you want to dispose? Stop by the Medication Disposal Drive co-hosted by Pharmacy students!

Rapid review method series: interim guidance for the reporting of rapid reviews Rapid reviews (RRs) are produced using abbreviated methods compared with standard systematic reviews (SR) to expedite the process for decision-making. This paper provides interim guidance to support t...

FYI - Rapid review method series: interim guidance for the reporting of rapid reviews ebm.bmj.com/content/30/2... #rapidreviews #medlibs #canmedlibs

Call for Research Participants: Survey to explore students’ perception of Generative AI and the U of A Library

What’s involved?
Complete an online survey exploring your perceptions and expectations on generative AI at the U of A library. lnkd.in/eB98j2pF

Total time commitment: maximum 15 minutes

Large language models show promising performance for some systematic review tasks but call for cautious implementation : a systematic review - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...

Incorporating Environmental Perspectives into AI Literacy - Ithaka S+R The energy and material demands behind artificial intelligence (AI) technology raise serious questions about the environmental impacts of widespread AI

Great initiative! I can't wait to see the content they develop for this! "Incorporating Environmental Perspectives into AI Literacy Announcing a New Mellon-Funded Project" sr.ithaka.org/blog/incorpo...

How Covidence decides what AI to release (and what to hold back) How Covidence decides which AI screening automation to release for systematic reviews, and what accuracy and oversight are required.

More companies should follow #Covidence in AI integration! "In a high-stakes workflow like evidence synthesis “usually works” is not good enough. We chose not to release the model." www.covidence.org/blog/ai-scre...

Guest Post — AI Fatigue and Vocational Awe in Academic Libraries - The Scholarly Kitchen Today's guest blogger says academic librarians don't need another class on how to use AI, but an institutional reflection on the emotional and mental cost of rushing innovations.

Guest Post — AI Fatigue and Vocational Awe in Academic Libraries scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/03/04/g...

📣CARL is seeking 6–8 teaching & learning librarians to help launch a new Teaching & Learning Community of Practice!

🎓Help strengthen instructional practice, enhance teaching impact & advance digital and AI literacy across Canada.

📩Apply by March 6.

Details: www.carl-abrc.ca/news/call-fo...

CARL welcomes the Bill C-15 amendment protecting reduced postage for library materials & free postage for materials for the blind.📚

Protecting these rates is vital for ILLs & equitable access to information across Canada.

Thanks @joellightbound.bsky.social & Parliament for their support.

#cdnpoli

Absolutely! #medlibs #canmedlibs

#FairDealingWeek (Feb 23–27) highlights the vital role of fair dealing in learning, research & creativity. 📖✨

Join CARL’s webinar on user rights & generative AI on Feb 25 with Prof. Peter K. Yu.

🔗Details and Registration: www.carl-abrc.ca/event/user-r...

#FairUseWeek #FDWorks @arl.org

Public anxious about AI? Yep. 👇

via @economist.com

City of Calgary blocks ChatGPT use on city devices and networks - LiveWire Calgary The City of Calgary has blocked one of the most popular artificial intelligence platforms from city networks and devices, but it doesn’t mean they’re going AI-free. According to the City, ChatGPT was ...

"City of Calgary blocks ChatGPT use on city devices and networks" livewirecalgary.com/2026/02/10/c...

Does ChatGPT enhance equity for global health publications? Copyediting by ChatGPT compared to Grammarly and a human editor English language copyediting poses significant barriers to global health authors in academic publishing. Editing is too expensive for most researchers in low-income countries, and large language model...

"Does ChatGPT enhance equity for global health publications? Copyediting by ChatGPT compared to Grammarly and a human editor" - short answer yes, but with major caveats like data privacy, prompt engineering skill, and high environmental costs. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

How Do Workers Develop Good Judgment in the AI Era? AI is creating a major organizational challenge: People with deep experience get huge productivity gains, while junior employees often can’t tell whether AI‑generated work is any good or how to improv...

We are now facing a paradox when using AI tools, "judgment without experience" hbr.org/2026/02/how-...

What Is a Prompt Injection Attack? | IBM In prompt injection attacks, hackers manipulate generative AI systems by feeding them malicious inputs disguised as legitimate user prompts.

The next biggest problem with #ai is prompt injections. www.ibm.com/think/topics...