UNC Partners with Public Libraries for AI Literacy Initiative in North Carolina
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is collaborating with public libraries across North Carolina to launch a two-year project aimed at enhancing generative AI literacy. This initiative, starting in the summer and running through 2028, involves university researchers and local librarians working together to study community use of generative AI and to support residents in understanding and responsibly using the technology. The project, known as the Local Libraries and Generative AI project, will assess technology infrastructure, staff capacity, and community attitudes toward AI. It will be conducted in two phases, with lessons from the first cohort of libraries used to refine the approach for the second. This initiative is part of a broader effort in North Carolina to expand AI education, complementing other state projects like AI guidance and workshops initiated by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. 
