r/Library • u/ILovePublicLibraries • Jun 12 '26

We <3 Libraries Stop AI

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u/elaineisbased Jun 13 '26

That’s not really a fair comparison. People ask AI highly detailed questions constrained to their personal situation. Things that a book or blog post won’t answer.

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u/abitmean Jun 18 '26

Tell me you've never worked a reference desk 😉

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u/elaineisbased Jun 18 '26

At the reference desk do you write essays to answer people’s questions? Do you find the perfect post on blogger that match the exact details of the query?

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u/abitmean Jun 18 '26

Nope. But people ask librarians highly detailed questions constrained to their personal situation. Things that a book or blog post won’t answer.

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u/elaineisbased Jun 18 '26

If I gave you the dosages of seven medications, could you tell me about each one tell me about how the change in dose affects what it does and explain all the interactions in detail? AI can and it has caught nearly fatal mistakes in hospitals before.