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SUMMARY:Illinois Libraries Presents: Inside the Empire of AI with Karen Hao
DESCRIPTION:Join a timely conversation with Karen Hao, award-winning journalist and author of Inside the Empire of AI. In this virtual event, Hao will explore the rapid rise of artificial intelligence, the social, political, and ethical questions surrounding AI development today, and the questions posed in her work – Will AI produce broad-based societal benefit for all? Or return us to an age of empire? The path forward is in our hands.\nWhether you’re excited about AI, cautious about it, or just trying to understand the hype, this event offers an accessible look at one of today’s biggest technological shifts.\nReanna Esmail, Lead Librarian for Instruction at Cornell University, will join Karen Hao in conversation.\nRegister here: https://bit.ly/ILPS6KarenHaoRegistration ( https://bit.ly/ILPS6KarenHaoRegistration )\n
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