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Generative Artificial Intelligence

This guide offers information to help Library users learn basic information about AI, and make choices about using AI tools in academic work.

Generative artificial intelligence has already started to have an impact on the way we discover, manage, create, and disseminate information. 

Generative AI tools are in a state of rapid development, and new information about applications, policies, and social impact is released each day. While every attempt will be made to keep this guide up to date, please be aware that the information included here is likely to age quickly. 

This guide includes context and advice for engaging with generative Artificial Intelligence, and does not represent University policy. The Library does not endorse any specific AI technologies, and encourages users to be cautious about sharing personal information when using AI tools. 

Critical AI Learning Community

Mondays from noon - 12:50, resuming September 15, 2025.

Location: Rockefeller Library Digital Scholarship Lab, and hybrid via Zoom. Every other meeting will be in-person only in the Rock. 
Lunch is provided. 

REGISTER ONLINE HERE  If you have attended in the past, please re-register for the new academic year. 

A participant-led learning community where students, faculty, and staff meet to explore and critique artificial intelligence technology, and its implications for learners and researchers throughout the Brown community. Learners of all levels and backgrounds are encouraged to share their experiences, questions, and ideas. 

The goals for this community include:

  • Become familiar with key concepts and terminology related to artificial intelligence
  • Learn the basics of using generative AI tools
  • Develop skills for evaluating and critiquing AI technology
  • Explore emergent applications of AI technology
  • Develop an understanding of the opportunities and drawbacks posed by AI technology
  • Explore opportunities for applying critical pedagogy and critical information literacy to our understanding of AI

We shape this community together! The Critical AI Learning Community aims to center issues related to power and social justice, and to explore engagement with the structures that shape our experiences at Brown and in higher education. We encourage all participants to also be contributors - to help design, inquire, and share throughout our lunchtime meetings. Our hope is that participants will discuss and propose their own ideas and share in the stewardship of this respectful, inclusive, and generative space.

Library Workshops

The Library will offer workshops on using and critiquing generative artificial intelligence during the school year semester. Visit the Library's workshops calendar once the semester starts to learn more. 

Subjects: Multidisciplinary