THIS EVENT IS HYBRID. A ZOOM LINK WILL BE SHARED AFTER REGISTERING. 

Can you tell when a book was made with AI? What clues should you trust? What happens when you get it wrong?

AI-generated books are already showing up online, in marketplaces, and in library discovery spaces, but can you actually tell when a book was made with AI? In this workshop, we’ll look at real examples, examine the clues people use to identify AI-generated books, and discuss which signals are reliable and which can be misleading. We’ll also consider what this means for authors, readers, and libraries as AI-generated publishing becomes more common. We will discuss the difference between legitimate use of generative AI, and fraudulent use, where the creator deliberately tries to hide their real identity in order to avoid accountability (and processing returns) for selling slop. 

This program is part of SJSU Library’s How Can AI Be Used for Social Good? 2026-2027 series, hosted at the AI Center for Civic and Social Good in King Library.

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Facilitator Bio:
Jill Strykowski serves as the Cataloging and Government Documents Lead at San José State University. 

With two decades of experience across libraries and archives, her expertise spans metadata creation, systems migrations, and physical collection development and preservation. An active member of the American Library Association’s Government Documents Round Table, Ms. Strykowski collaborates with colleagues nationwide to advocate for the rescue and preservation of government information and the enhancement of library metadata for these resources.

Her current research examines the intersection of library science, artificial intelligence tools, linked data, and the data brokering economy.

Ms. Strykowski holds master’s degrees in Library & Information Science from Long Island University and Archives & Public History from New York University. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. through the SJSU iSchool’s Gateway PhD program in partnership with Manchester Metropolitan University.