The ethics of artificial intelligence use in university libraries in Zimbabwe.

Journal: Frontiers in research metrics and analytics
Published Date: Jan 17, 2025

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionised higher education teaching and learning. AI has the power to analyse large amounts of data and make intelligent predictions thus changing the whole teaching and learning processes. However, such a rise has led to institutions questioning the morality of these applications. The changes have left librarians and educators worried about the major ethical questions surrounding privacy, equality of information, protection of intellectual property, cheating, misinformation and job security. Libraries have always been concerned about ethics and many go out of their way to make sure communities are educated about the ethical question. However, the emergence of artificial intelligence has caught them unaware.

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  • Stephen Tsekea
    Department of Information Science and Records Management, Zimbabwe Open University, Harare, Zimbabwe.
  • Edward Mandoga
    Department of Teacher Development, Zimbabwe Open University, Harare, Zimbabwe.

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