By Jim Shimabukuro (assisted by ChatGPT-5 and Grok)
Editor
Introduction: This conversation began with ChatGPT. I was curious about university libraries and the range and depth of curated resources that would be accessible via AI chatbots. I assumed the results would determine, to a large extent, the quantity and quality of research students and faculty would be able to produce. The discussion brought us to the realization that AI alone would not offset the information access advantage of top-tier institutions. The imbalance would remain. We then pursued a best-case scenario that might eventually level the playing field. At the end of the conversation, I appended a discussion with Grok about the budget disparities between top- and mid-tier universities. -js
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