Times Talk this Wednesday, Oct. 7 in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room Russell Library 12-12:50 p.m. facilitated by Dr. Shaundra Walker on "AI, Open Access and the Changing Publishing Landscape"

Please join us this Wednesday, Oct. 7, for an engaging discussion with Dr. Shaundra Walker, dean of the University Library on how artificial intelligence is changing the publishing landscape. From traditional scholarship to open-access and self-published materials, AI raises serious questions about the costs of creating, distributing, and maintaining access to knowledge.

The following articles may be referenced during the discussion: 
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty/research/2024/07/29/taylor-francis-ai-deal-sets-worrying-precedent
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/technology/ai-slop-books-biography-amazon.html

Times Talk at Georgia College is celebrating 21 continuous years as the first in the nation college weekly facilitated campus-wide conversation series on current and significant public events and issues as reported by the New York Times and other reputable news sources. The topics change weekly and are chosen and facilitated by volunteer faculty, staff, students, and community members. Times Talks are open to all campus and local community members. Just bring your brain, free pizza while it lasts!