{"id":12911,"date":"2025-05-08T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/?p=12911"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:50:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T21:50:08","slug":"genaiviu-in-conversation-with-luke-mcleod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/ciel\/2025\/05\/08\/genaiviu-in-conversation-with-luke-mcleod\/","title":{"rendered":"GenAI@VIU: In Conversation with Luke McLeod"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How is generative AI impacting your profession? In this episode, we examine the challenges the VIU Library is facing around AI Research Assistants (AI-RA). These tools are designed to support users throughout various stages of the research process. 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