AI exposure
Librarian: will AI take this job?
45%Changing fast
The AI has read every book. It still can’t shush a teenager properly.
Why
Cataloguing and search are automated, but libraries are becoming community, learning and digital-help centres.
Where to look next
- Digital skills trainer for the community
- Archivist / digitisation specialist
- Information specialist (research, fact-checking)
What AI already does
- Cataloguing
- Finding information
What stays human
- Community events
- Helping people learn
Skills worth learning — Education & science
- Teaching with AI
- Mentoring and motivation
- Research methods and critical thinking