  This study aims to determine the awareness and adoption of Artificial
Intelligence (AI) technologies in the respondent libraries of Karnataka based
on demographic variables such as gender, age, academic status, and professional
experience. This study employed a survey research method to evaluate the
awareness and adoption of AI technologies among the respondent library
professionals in Karnataka. The study employed a stratified random sampling
method to select a sample of 120 respondents from a diverse population,
encompassing library professionals across multiple institution types including
engineering colleges, medical colleges, and degree colleges. The Chi-square
test was used to analyze the data. The study revealed that there is a
statistically significant difference in the awareness and adoption of AI
technologies based on the factor of gender. Whereas there no significant
relationship exists between the degree of awareness and adoption of AI
technologies based on factors such as age, academic ranking, and professional
experience. AI-powered plagiarism detection, grammar checking, and ChatGPT are
the most popularly employed AI technologies among the respondents. The
respondents are of the perception that AI will support Librarians and not
replace them.
