Summary of https://www.arl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/AI-Scenarios.pdf This report, created by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), uses scenario planning to explore the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the research and knowledge ecosystem It imagines four possible future scenarios, each characterized by varying levels of societal intentionality in AI development and societal adaptation to its use. The report examines the implications of these scenarios for various aspects of the research landscape, including data integrity, ethics, the role of libraries, and the future of scholarly communication. Each scenario is presented through a narrative centered on a fictional character, Alex Rutherford, who is the director of the Horizon Innovations Foundation.