While generative AI has tremendous potential, it also raises a variety of issues for law librarians and information professionals. How does generative AI change our current models for research, training and instruction? What ethical considerations should we be thinking about, both now and moving forward? What are some of the fundamental changes and opportunities that Gen AI presents to the profession, and what can we do about them? The panelists will discuss these topics and provide potential solutions and ways to think about Generative AI as you move into the future.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

All AALL members will benefit from expanding their knowledge of generative AI.

TAKEAWAYS:

1. Identify current challenges and potential solutions related to Generative AI research, instruction and training.
2. Discuss how generative AI may change the nature of a law librarian and information professional's role.
3. Review other key ethical considerations when using or teaching Generative AI.

SPEAKERS:

• Patrick Parsons, Georgia State University College of Law Library
• Emily Florio, DLA Piper LLP (US)
• Jenny Silbiger, Hawai‘i State Judiciary

AALL BODY OF KNOWLEDGE DOMAINS:  Research + Analysis, Information Management, Teaching + Training

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SPEAKERS

Patrick Parsons

Patrick Parsons is the Associate Director for Legal Technology & Innovation and Executive Director of the Legal Analytics & Innovation Initiative (LAII) at the Georgia State College of Law. In his role, Patrick oversees LAII programs and projects, including curriculum development, educational programming, and school-wide data and analytics support. He also manages and teaches in the College of Law Legal Analytics and Innovation certificate program, which includes two unique curricular pathways focusing on legal analytics or legal technology and innovation. Under Patrick’s leadership, LAII and Georgia State have been
recognized on numerous occasions as one of the most innovative programs in the country for legal tech and innovation. Alongside his work with LAII, Patrick also works in the law library, providing reference and legal research instruction to the Georgia State College of Law.

Emily Florio

Emily Florio is the director of Knowledge Research at DLA Piper LLP (US), and is responsible for the creation, implementation and leadership of research and resource solutions within the firm. As a leader within the firm’s Knowledge team, she encourages a knowledge-sharing culture that helps the firm’s lawyers and business professionals practice smarter. She’s a past president of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL).

Jenny Silbiger
Jenny Silbiger is the State Law Librarian and Access to Justice Coordinator for the Hawai‘i State Judiciary. She is the current Chair of the American Association of Law Libraries Leadership Development Committee and was elected as AALL’s VP/President-Elect, with her term beginning in July 2024. She has volunteered with a number of AALL SISes and committees, including chairing the GLL-SIS during the pandemic and serving on the AALL Special Committee on Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity Awareness. In her home state, she serves as one of the Judiciary’s liaisons to the Hawai‘i Access to Justice Commission and also serves as co-chair of the Hawai‘i State Bar Association’s Committee on Delivery of Legal Services to the Public. She recently served as President of the Hawaii Library Association, celebrating their Centennial milestone as an organization under her leadership in 2022. Further, as a member of the Self Represented Litigation Network - Law Librarians Working group, Jenny is contributing to a 2023-2024 survey update on access to justice resources available at public law libraries across the country. Her writing has appeared online and in print in Notes Between Us, AALL Spectrum, the Hawai‘i Bar Journal and Hawai‘i Review, and she published the book, Century of the Tiger: 100 Years of Korean Culture in America in 2003, which was awarded the Hawai‘i Book Publisher’s Ka Palapala Po‘okela Award for Excellence in Literature

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Learn more and register!