I found the nuance of scanning for signals instead of trying to predict trends an important aspect to notice and practice. Being able to spot topics that reoccur in conversations around us further connects us to our communities and lets us know what they value. The focus should remain on connectivity and people, not just solely on the technology.<\/p>\n
After scanning IFLA’s Trends Report,`<\/a> I noticed all of them are interconnected in some way. The first trend of course is knowledge practices are changing (access to more diverse voices and awareness of misinformation) is interwoven with trend #2, how AI and technologies are transforming society to #5, digital technologies being unevenly distributed. There have been a few news articles recently that I believe are relevant to these trends.<\/p>\n As pointed out in IFLA’s report, one of the concerns of using AI is after users access services, what happens when scalpers exploit these systems. This article<\/a> by Cybernews reports that sensitive artifacts, such as crypto wallet codes and social security numbers, were discoverable on a Google Search. Patrons who use services in a library setting are there for a myriad of reasons and although the systems proctect privacy from users before and after, their data is indexed by the search engines by default. In this case, the AI-scalpers did not even really have to work hard to be able to retrieve sensitive information. Although I assume a non-majority number of people are using ClaudeAI and inputting their information, but as IFLA points out, many healthcare settings are also using AI for their workflows.<\/p>\n This article<\/a> is about a long-established montessori school closing to be replaced by an AI-driven school. I thought that the roles of traditional teachers being replaced by “guides” to support the emotional and motivational needs and life skills to students goes against IFLA’s commitment to “sustainable development for all.” The lack of human connection for students during development stages does not seem sustainable as it lacks understanding. There is also the issue of access and exclusion to marginalised groups that use a less-dominant language. It is also an example to technology being largely distributed in an uneven manner because tuition for one year at this school will be $60,000. It seems unsustainable for the community because who will parents speak to about their child’s development what areas they might need support in.<\/p>\n Overall, I agree that these are trends on the Horizon, but as of now, the cons seem to outweigh the positives. Everyone’s due diligence to combat misinformation, continuing searching for reputable resources for reliable data, and trying not to depend or rush to these sources as the first reaction could go a long way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I found the nuance of scanning for signals instead of trying to predict trends an important aspect to notice and practice. Being able to spot topics that reoccur in conversations around us further connects us to our communities and lets us know what they value. The focus should remain on connectivity and people, not just … Continue reading Reflections on New Horizons<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":849,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/ppham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/ppham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/ppham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/ppham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/849"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/ppham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/ppham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54,"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/ppham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51\/revisions\/54"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/ppham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/ppham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/287.hyperlib.sjsu.edu\/ppham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}