Abstract：Artificial Intelligence Investing in Academic LibrariesReality and Challenges This study deals with the changes that occur because of the artificial intelligence techniques in academic librariesusing the survey methoddescriptive and analyticalin describing and analyzing the reality of employing and using artificial intelligence technology in Saudi academic librariesand the extent of the librariesreadiness to invest this technology and the challenges they faceThe study concludes that there is a lack of physical equipment that is available inside the headquarters of academic libraries for technological developmentand this explains the result related to the weak awareness of the concept of artificial intelligence among the majority of workers in those libraries by 69Library AutomationAI helps automatic storageretrieval and indexConsulting ServiceAI can provide consultation on its technical and professional knowledgeCollection classificationData classification and establishment of indexes through AI technologyRetrieval and IndexingAI is used for data retrieval and indexThe AIpart mentioned in this article is mainly concentrated in digital assistantssuch as Google Assistant and AlexaThese digital assistants mainly use natural language processingNLPtechnology to identify and respond to voice commands to help users answer questions and complete simple tasksAccording to the articleexperts have used this technology to produce many systems in storageretrievalindexingextractionand referenceThese are part of the expert system because it involves knowledge in specific fieldssuch as retrieval and index