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Dear All, Please join CLSIG on Tuesday 20th March 2018 at Macfarlanes LLP in London for our AGM, plus a fascinating seminar by Alex G. Smith on 'information architecture before artificial intelligence - the role of core information skills in the era of robots'. Media headlines or social tweets are often about amazing new ways to do daily tasks using artificial intelligence (AI), robots and other new technologies. But what actually makes these tools ‘intelligent’? Dig a little deeper and you’ll discover that it’s actually a true understanding of data and information, and its architecture and organisation, that drives the success of new technologies. Learn about why building cross-functional teams of domain and information experts is key to successful implementation. Understand why making this solely a “coder’s” task has many negative issues, from lack of success (think Silicon Valley comedy’s ‘Hot Dog, Not a Hot Dog’) through to genuinely problematic moral and ethical issues. Our speaker will explain the role that core information and knowledge skills play in this revolution, and predicts that these core skills will become fashionable. This talk is essential for anyone who doesn’t want to be left behind by robots! The CLSIG AGM will be at 6:30pm (only members can vote), followed by Alex G Smith's talk from approximately 7:15pm. If you are only coming to the seminar, please arrive for 7pm. The seminar will then be followed by networking with refreshments until 9pm. To book click here: http://www.cilip.org.uk/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1071668 (CILIP members will need to be logged in to the CILIP website to see the discounted price) We hope to see you there, Katie CLSIG Web editor