S02E01 – Free Speech versus Hate Speech

This guest episode discusses the impact that artificial intelligence has on our youngest digital citizens. Join us as we delve into children’s reactions to AI devices, the benefits and risks, and the role libraries can play as digital literacy educators.

Created by:
Mikaela LeBlanc
Gift Nwokoloh
Joelle Reiniger
Amanda Robinson

References:
American Library Association. (February 4, 2019). “Artificial Intelligence.” https://www.ala.org/tools/future/trends/artificialintelligence.

Andries, V., & Robertson, J. (2023). “Alexa doesn’t have that many feelings”: Children’s understanding of AI through interactions with smart speakers in their homes. Available as ArXiv preprint: https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.05597

CFLA-FCAB. (n.d.). CFLA Statement: AI and Copyright and its application in Cultural Heritage Institutions. http://cfla-fcab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CFLA-FCAB_Statement_on_AI__Authorship-1.docx.pdf

CFLA-FCAB & CARL-ABRC. (2022). Brief to the Government of Canada: Consultation on a Modern Framework for Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things. http://cfla-fcab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/CFLA-CARL-Brief-Artificial-Intelligence-and-the-Internet-of-Things.pdf

International Federation of Library Associations. (2020). IFLA Statement on Artificial Intelligence. https://repository.ifla.org/bitstream/123456789/1646/1/ifla_statement_on_libraries_and_artificial_intelligence-full-text.pdf.

Kewalramani, S., Kidman, G., & Palaiologou, I. (2021). Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Interfaced Robotic Toys in Early Childhood Settings: A Case for Children’s Inquiry Literacy. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 29(5), 652–668. https://doi-org.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/10.1080/1350293X.2021.1968458

Komando, K. (2023, July 6). “AI GPT-powered smart toys are coming for the holidays. How to keep your kids safe.” USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2023/07/06/ai-toys-kids-parents/70374598007/.

Nelson, J. (2023, August 5).” How Does AI Affect Kids? Psychologists Weigh In.” Emerge. https://decrypt.co/151434/ai-effects-on-kids-children.

Szklarski, C. (2023, August 24). Parents take crash course on advancing tech as AI, chatbots enter classroom.(News)(artificial intelligence). Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada), A6. https://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edscpi&AN=edscpi.A761982198&site=eds-live&scope=site

Smith, J., & de Villiers-Botha, T. (2023). Hey, Google, leave those kids alone: Against hypernudging children in the age of big data. AI & SOCIETY: Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Communication, 38(4), 1639–1649. https://doi-org.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/10.1007/s00146-021-01314-w

Yadav, S., & Chakraborty, P. (2022). Using Google voice search to support informal learning in four to ten year old children. Education and Information Technologies: The Official Journal of the IFIP Technical Committee on Education, 27(3), 4347–4363. https://doi-org.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/10.1007/s10639-021-10789-5

Yang, W. (2022). Artificial Intelligence education for young children: Why, what, and how in curriculum design and implementation. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 3(100061-). https://doi-org.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/10.1016/j.caeai.2022.100061

Yuchen, X. (2023). Application of immersive artificial intelligence based on machine vision in education management of children with autism. International Journal of System Assurance Engineering and Management, 1–10. https://doi-org.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/10.1007

This episode of Shout for Libraries was produced by Joelle Reiniger, Jintia Ross-Van Mierlo, Lothian Taylor with guest producers Mikaela LeBlanc, Gift Nwokoloh and Amanda Robinson.

Music Credits: 

Beanbag Fight by ScanGlobe

Librarians navigate the complex world of information ethics and digital citizenship has more than its share of ethical landmines. 

Luckily, there’s a course for that. In LIS 530: Technology Information and Society delves into contemporary debates in the area of digital sociology. 

Today’s guest episode is a podcast produced for LIS 530. It’s a deep dive into share-enting culture, and the issues of privacy and consent.

The voices you’ll hear are Monica Maddaford and one of our Shout team members, Lothian Taylor.

In this episode, we revisit classic spooky stories from around Edmonton. 

This is a rerun of Episode One, Season One. Ryan and Jesse take a look at the role libraries can play in healing with Indigenous communities in Canada.

What happens when librarians go wild? Well, you’ll know from this episode. We bring you spicy reviews of Madonna’s aptly titled book, Sex, and other controversial titles from the stacks in the Bruce Peel Special Collection. Anne Elefante, a member of the Future Librarians for Intellectual Freedom shared banned library books with us, and you’d be surprised by what is banned. Finally, we have SLIS’ own Dr. Danielle Allard talking about her work on a sex workers database.

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Music credits:

1. intro: freesound.org/people/B_Sean/sounds/421888/

Listen to the unique items our campus libraries hold. Hear about our map collections, rare books, and new technology such as robots you can take home and program! Listen to a review of Susan Orlean’s The Library Book and hear about librarians favourite items in our collections.

Library Treasures originally aired January 18, 2019.

Rerun of S01E03: This episode explores the use, and non-use, of Internet filters in libraries with three Edmonton librarians: Allison Stewart, Director at the Stony Plain Public Library, Dan Mirau, Library Director and Director of Learning Enhancement Projects at the Concordia University of Edmonton; and Sandra Shores, Senior IT and Facilities Officer at the University of Alberta Libraries.

Shhhhh. Or not? Listen up for an exploration of library soundscapes. This episode features a collection of ambient sound recordings from Edmonton Public Library and the University of Alberta's Rutherford Library.

Musical Credit:
The rendition of "Downtown", by Tony Hatch, that aired on this episode was performed by the Edmonton Downtown Men's Choir during one of the group's rehearsals at the Stanley A. Milner Library. The choir is a community outreach program of the Sing for Life Society of Alberta. 

A roundtable discussion with some of the student presenters from the 2023 Forum for Information Professionals (FIP) Conference, with the theme of: "LIS and the Climate Crisis: Transforming Talk into Action".

Tunes courtesy of the Internet Archive.

Acapulco Marimbas. “La Bamba” & “La Golondrina”, Marimba Echoes From South Of The Border, London Records, 1969, https://archive.org/details/acapulco-marimbas-marimba-echoes-from-south-of-the-border_202303/09+Sabor+a+M_.mp3

Politics of Libraries - Upcoming March & April speaker series

https://sites.google.com/view/politicsoflibraries/politicsoflib23?authuser=0&pli=1 

FIP 2023 presentations will be posted at the University of Alberta's Aviary repository:

https://ualberta.aviaryplatform.com/

Thank you to Eric August for agreeing to chat about the Edmonton Tool Library. 

You can find out more about the Edmonton Tool Library on their website and social media, listed below. 

http://www.edmontontoollibrary.ca/

https://www.facebook.com/yegtoollibrary

https://www.instagram.com/yegtoollibrary/

https://twitter.com/yegtoollibrary?lang=en

Sound from Zapsplat.com

Interview and editing by: Christina Harbak

Hosted by: Jereme Wilson

Music Selection by: Olesya Komarnytska