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Part 2: Reading, Writing & Algorithmatic and Ethical AI

The CONCERTS for AI & the NEW abnormal

Come join us to learn more about the concepts of Artificial Intelligence and the new abnormal and develop enhanced knowledge and awareness of the current impact/influence of artificial intelligence.

Series: The CONCERTS for AI & the NEW abnormal

Presenter: Keith McDonald ; Founder/Chief Curator: literacyAI

2-part mini series - 60 minutes per episode*   *Extra Innings follow at the end of the presentation for audience chat.

Each session is one hour long, plus another 30 minutes for questions and discussion (optional).

Video link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1COnVyFiRM_PRoCKYqODQy2OF0cTA06j0/view

Would you agree music provides the soundtrack to our lives? How about the fact that our lives at home and at work are changing faster than ever because of artificial intelligence?  Host presenter, Keith McDonald, brings these two ponderables together in a two part virtual event. 

The CONCERTS for AI are his means to express the urgency and energy of artificial intelligence in a creative and fun way. There are both risks and possibilities where AI can either save us or kill us (and likely in between).  Keith riffs on this with humour, drama and more - using original music, interviews, multimedia  and humour. This is, definitively, not another speaker lecture with a PowerPoint deck. 

Information about Keith: Keith is a long-time educator/communicator/presenter best known for his work as the first Open Data Lead with the City of Toronto from 2008 to 2016. His career history also includes stints with TVOntario, Centennial College, UNICEF, The Ontario Ministry of Education, the Scarborough Health Department, and, currently, the Director of Communications for the GO Open Data Association. For the past six years, Keith has been teaching about Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, Privacy, and Data literacy, He founded literacyAI - a mission-driven project - to research, curate, unpack, ponder and workshop these subjects to non-practitioner audiences. He is currently touring two different virtual series: "AI and the NEW abnormal" & "Building a Better HUMAN BEING with AI"

NOTE: These sessions are designed specifically for non-technical and non-practitioner audiences. Attendees will develop enhanced knowledge and awareness of the current impact/influence of artificial intelligence and where the future of AI and humanity is headed. Most significantly, what the participant can do to mitigate the direct and personal +/- impacts of AI right now. 

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This shows both good and bad examples of AI in use and what is coming. For every bad example there is a good one (or, you could say, for every good example there is a bad one). Our perspective on AI will decidedly be a factor in resolving risks and adopting the good over the bad. Keith explains algorithms (with special guest and alter ego: Professor MC). How are they created, used and employed? Finally, discussion on how AI literacy can be taught everywhere - in many subjects including parent/child interactions at home.

Plus, stick around for the extra innings at the end of the presentation to share additional thoughts and chat with Keith

Registration required. This program will be offered using Zoom. To attend, please register with your email address.

• We will share an invitation to the Zoom meeting by email 24 hours before the program.
• We may be unable to email invitations to the Zoom meeting if you register less than 60 minutes before the start of the program.

For more information, please contact Shirley at schan@coqlibrary.ca.

In Partnership with LiteracyAI

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