Abstract：Perceptions of artificial intelligenceA survey of academic librarians in Canada and the United States This study aims to evaluate the perceptions of librarians with regard to artificial intelligence in academic librariesAn online survey of 25 questions was distributed through library distribution lists in Canada and the United States at the end of the s Consulting ServiceLibrary Automation This study aims to assess academic librariansperceptions of AI in librariesSurvey results show that librarians have not reached a consensus on the definition of AIreflecting that this is an emerging fieldThe study also points out that academic librarians need more AI training and recognizes that library users are interested in AIbut academic libraries rarely offer related programs