Knowledge Organization Meets Artificial Intelligence in Theory and Practice (SIG-CMR)

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This full-day workshop investigates the intersection of Knowledge Organization (KO) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) through an integration of theoretical exploration and applied practice. The morning session will introduce foundational concepts in AI, review core principles of KO as a specialized domain within information science, and explore the connections between the two through a series of short case studies from researchers and practitioners. The morning session will conclude with a tutorial on prompt engineering, a quickly emerging aspect of AI practice that lends itself to simple instruction and demonstration. In the afternoon session participants will work together in small groups, applying their new skills through guided exercises using generative AI tools to carry out prototypical KO tasks in a domain of their choosing, including metadata generation, evaluation of classification structures, and domain analysis. Participants will then come together to discuss insights, concerns, and future opportunities for AI and KO.