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SUMMARY: Inside the Empire of AI with Karen Hao
LOCATION:Santori Library\nSantori Library
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DESCRIPTION:Karen Hao\, award-winning journalist and author of Inside the 
 Empire of AI\, will discuss the rapid rise of artificial intelligence\, so
 cial\, political\, and ethical questions\, and more..\nhttps://aurora.libn
 et.info/event/16738661
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>In this virtual event\, Hao will explore t
 he rapid rise of artificial intelligence\, the social\, political\, and et
 hical questions surrounding AI development today\, and the questions posed
  in her work &ndash\; Will AI produce broad-based societal benefit for all
 ? Or return us to an age of empire? The path forward is in our hands.</p>\
 n<p>Whether you&rsquo\;re excited about AI\, cautious about it\, or just t
 rying to understand the hype\, this event offers an accessible look at one
  of today&rsquo\;s biggest technological shifts.</p>\n<p>Karen Hao is the 
 instant&nbsp\;New York Times&nbsp\;bestselling author of Empire of AI and 
 named one of the most influential people in AI by&nbsp\;Time. She is lead 
 designer of the Pulitzer Center&rsquo\;s AI Spotlight series as well as co
 -host of BBC&rsquo\;s podcast\, The Interface. The&nbsp\;first journalist 
 to ever profile OpenAI\, Hao was formerly a reporter for&nbsp\;The Wall St
 reet Journal\, covering American and Chinese tech companies\, and a senior
  editor for AI at&nbsp\;MIT Technology Review. Her work has been cited by 
 Congress\, featured in university curriculums\, and remade into museum exh
 ibits.&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Moderator<br />Reanna Esmail\, Lead Libraria
 n for Instruction at Cornell University and a prominent voice in critical 
 digital pedagogy and intellectual freedom\, will join Karen Hao in convers
 ation.<br /><br /></p>\n<p>*Registration information will be available soo
 n.</p>\n<p><em>This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (
 ILP)\, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier e
 vents. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Libr
 ary\, a department of the Office of Secretary of State\, using funds provi
 ded by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services\, under the provi
 sions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).&nbsp\;</em></p>\n
 <p><em>ILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. American Sign Lang
 uage (ASL) interpretation and Closed Captioning are provided for all event
 s by default&mdash\;no special request needed.</em></p>\nhttps://aurora.li
 bnet.info/event/16738661
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