AI and Library Publishing: A Reflection | Society & AI | Society-Centered Artificial Intelligence Research & Practice

"With the rise of AI entering all fields of publishing, it was inevitable that it would affect the world of library publishing too. By library publishing, I am referring to library programs ranging from small Open Educational Resources (OER) publishers to well-established university presses. As a Scholarly Communications Librarian and manager of an OER publishing program, my conversations with authors now include discussions about the use of AI. Some faculty members support using AI in their work enthusiastically, while others are more hesitant. Part of that hesitation comes from a philosophical component that AI in publishing challenges: if an OER is open, does that mean that AI has a right to use (or learn from) it too?"