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Computers in Libraries 

More than 200 years ago, a young woman imagined a story about a scientist who created a monstrosity. The story of Victor Frankenstein is familiar to many of us, although our recollections often defer to the green, square-headed creature of Hollywood’s design. In the novel, the creature has no green skin, no squared-off skull, no mother, no father, no name. The novel’s title comes from the scientist who created this hulking superhuman—and then, in a fit of shock and terror when it lurched to life, abandoned it. Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus, is considered the origin of science fiction. Between the emergence of an innovation and the threat that it comes to pose, it embodies the types of conflicts we have come to expect from the genre. Since then, we have spawned a world of fascinating inventions that can massively improve our lives—or wipe them out. One of the most recent is AI. During class discussions, students wonder whether Dr. Frankenstein’s biggest mistake is running from his invention and trying to pretend it doesn’t exist. His poor judgment destroys his life—a cautionary tale, if ever there was one. In light of that narrative arc, it’s probably best to look at what AI is, understand its capacities and limitations, consider some of its best uses for education and information seeking—and just imagine what will come of its integration. 

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Mairn, C., & Rosengarten, S. (2023, May). THE MODERN PROMETHEUS: How AI Is Pushing the Limits of Human Knowledge: AI literacy should be included in the curriculum to prepare students for a future in which mundane tasks may be done by an AI. Computers in Libraries, 43(4), 9+. Gale General OneFile. https://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/may23/Mairn-Rosengarten--The-Modern-Prometheus-How-AI-Is-Pushing-the-Limits-of-Human-Knowledge.shtml