The impact of AI, machine learning, automation and robotics on the information profession
Research report: The impact of AI, machine learning, automation and robotics on the information profession
The purpose of this independent research is to help our professional community to understand how AI, machine learning, process automation and robotics are either already impacting the daily work of healthcare information professionals
or likely to do so in the near future.
In it author Dr Andrew Cox from Sheffield University, calls for a joined-up and coherent response from information professionals, enabling us to maximise the benefits of AI, machine learning, automation and robotics for information users
while mitigating the emerging risks.
The full research report, published by CILIP with the support of Health Education England, sets out a detailed and methodical analysis of the challenges and opportunities presented by this new generation
of technologies.
The research has highlighted a set of skills and competencies that information professionals will need to develop in order to support their users and organisations through this 4th Industrial Revolution. CILIP has already begun the process
of integrating these insights into our work through the forthcoming revision of CILIP’s Professional Knowledge and Skills Base (PKSB), the sector-skills standard for people working in knowledge, information and libraries.
Specifically, it seeks to answer the following questions:
How do we ensure that today’s workforce has the skills and understanding they need in order to enable them to support their users in participating safely and successfully in a modern world that is increasingly powered by artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, process automation and robotics?
What are the ethical implications of our approach to these technologies – how can we deploy the existing ethical framework for librarians and ensure that it aligns to emerging work on Data Ethics and responsible technology?
What should the skillset of the future workforce look like and what is the curriculum by which we will ensure that the next generation of information professionals have the skills to keep pace with future developments in technology?
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We want to encourage an open dialogue across the sector about the benefits and risks set out in this research. Join in this conversation at #CILIPInfoForward.
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