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SUMMARY:Inside the Empire of AI with Karen Hao
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DESCRIPTION:Karen Hao will explore the rapid rise of artificial intelligen
 ce\, and the social\, political\, and ethical questions surrounding AI dev
 elopment today. (Online).\nhttps://fremont.libnet.info/event/16822550
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join a timely conversation with Karen Hao\
 , award-winning journalist and author of&nbsp\;<em>Inside the Empire of AI
 </em>. In this virtual event\, Hao will explore the rapid rise of artifici
 al intelligence\, the social\, political\, and ethical questions surroundi
 ng AI development today\, and the questions posed in her work &ndash\; Wil
 l 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 trying to understand the h
 ype\, this event offers an accessible look at one of today&rsquo\;s bigges
 t technological shifts.</p>\n<p>Karen Hao is the instant&nbsp\;New York Ti
 mes&nbsp\;bestselling author of Empire of AI and named one of the most inf
 luential 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 pod
 cast\, The Interface. The&nbsp\;first journalist to ever profile OpenAI\, 
 Hao was formerly a reporter for&nbsp\;The Wall Street Journal\, covering A
 merican and Chinese tech companies\, and a senior editor for AI at&nbsp\;M
 IT Technology Review. Her work has been cited by Congress\, featured in un
 iversity curriculums\, and remade into museum exhibits.</p>\n<p><strong>Th
 is event is intended for adults.</strong></p>\n<p><em>This event is made p
 ossible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP)\, a statewide collaboration am
 ong public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a g
 rant awarded by the Illinois State Library\, a department of the Office of
  the Secretary of State\, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Mu
 seum and Library Services\, under the provisions of the Library Services a
 nd Technology Act (LSTA).</em>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>ILP is committed to inclusio
 n and accessibility. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and Close
 d Captioning are provided for all events by default?no special request nee
 ded.</p>\n<p>If a patron needs accommodations not listed\, the member libr
 ary should email illinoislibrariespresent@ila.org.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>
 Registration for this event closes at 5:00 p.m. on event day. Late registr
 ations will be processed after the live event\, allowing access to the eve
 nt recording.</strong></p>\n<p>Recording terms:<br />30 days public and em
 ailed to all registrants</p>\nhttps://fremont.libnet.info/event/16822550
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