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At Institutions Like 色色研究所, Libraries Are Emerging as AI Sandboxes

March 13, 2026
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At institutions like 色色研究所, libraries are emerging as AI sandboxes where students and faculty experiment with the tools and learn responsible use. 鈥淸Librarians] have been actively collaborating and talking about it almost every day, whether it鈥檚 creating tutorials and digital learning objectives or thinking about the conversations to have with instructors,鈥 said Lauren Dodd, Bryn Maw's director of collection management, discovery, and strategic communication.

鈥淚t can feel like cognitive dissonance to be actively working with AI on a regular basis and also saying we鈥檙e constantly thinking about the harms and the biases,鈥 she added. 鈥淚 am judicious about my own use of it, but it really has changed the instructional mission of academic librarians.鈥

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