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SUMMARY:AI & Us: How AI is impacting DC and what we can do about it
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library\nMartin
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DESCRIPTION:Overwhelmed by AI? In this series\, we'll learn about efforts 
 to build power amongst communities affected by AI\, experiment\, and build
  connections..\nhttps://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/16823630
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join us for AI &amp\; Us\, a three-part se
 ries where we'll explore how AI is impacting DC communities\, what efforts
  are being made to build community power\, and build collective agency. Th
 is series is meant to be participatory and will include community dialogue
  and activities. No prior experience required\, but come ready to talk\, l
 isten\, and experiment.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><em>--&gt\; Ready to take action? T
 his series pairs well with <a href="https://theupskillinglabs.org/" title=
 "The Upskilling Labs website">The Upskilling Labs</a>\, an open-learning c
 ommunity based at MLK library where participants form small project groups
  around a real-world issue they'd like to tackle within a quarterly theme 
 and build something via experimenting with emerging technology like AI\, t
 hat they then showcase publicly. Starting in July\, the theme is "civics +
  elections"\, the perfect time to build a project related to critical enga
 gement with AI! To plug in\, come to the <a href="https://dclibrary.libnet
 .info/event/16764130" title="The Upskilling Labs  July 14  meetup event pa
 ge">meetup on July 14.</a></em></p>\n<p><a href="https://dclibrary.libnet.
 info/event/16823628" title="July 9 event page"><strong>July 9: Our priorit
 ies for AI- a community forum</strong></a></p>\n<p>Our opening session wil
 l be a community forum on how we're seeing AI show up in our lives\, hopes
 \, concerns\, and needs related to AI\, the <a href="https://techplan.dc.g
 ov/page/dcs-ai-values-and-strategic-plan" title="link to the DC's AI value
 s and strategic plan website">DC Government's six AI values</a>\, and what
  AI-related programming and resources DC Public Library should provide.</p
 >\n<p><a href="https://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/16823629"><strong>July 
 16: The AI Equity Lab Project with Dr. Nicol Turner Lee</strong></a></p>\n
 <p>Our second session will feature Dr. Nicol Turner Lee of the&nbsp\;<a hr
 ef="https://www.brookings.edu/projects/the-ai-equity-lab/" title="the AI E
 quity Lab page via the Brookings Institute">AI Equity Lab</a>&nbsp\;at&nbs
 p\;Brookings\, who will introduce her work around artificial intelligence'
 s social impact and how communities can be better represented when designi
 ng and using emerging technologies. Dr. Turner Lee will also share the ins
 ights she gained when writing her book\,&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.brooki
 ngs.edu/books/digitally-invisible/" title="link to Dr. Turner Lee's book\,
  Digitally Invisible\, on the Brookings website">Digitally Invisible: How 
 the Internet is Creating the New Underclass</a>&nbsp\;(Brookings&nbsp\;Pre
 ss\, 2024).&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-i
 mages/editor/dclibrary/Turner_Lee_headshot.jpg" alt="Headshot- Dr Nicol Tu
 rner Lee" width="250" height="224" /></p>\n<p><a href="https://dclibrary.l
 ibnet.info/event/16823630"><strong>July 23: AI and our privacy: Screened &
 amp\; Scored in DC</strong></a></p>\n<p>Our final session will include a d
 iscussion of the AI-fueled data collection and decision-making tools at wo
 rk on DC residents\, as outlined by the Electronic Privacy Information Cen
 ter (EPIC)'s 2022 report&nbsp\;"<a href="https://epic.org/screened-scored-
 in-dc/" title="Link to the Screened &amp\; Scored in DC report via the Ele
 ctronic Privacy Information Center">Screened &amp\; Scored in DC</a>". In 
 this session\, we'll discuss how tools AI-powered tools like Automated Lic
 ense Plate Readers\, screening tools for housing application decisions\, o
 r fraud protection algorithms could impact local residents' lives\, what w
 e should know about them\, and how information about them could be shared 
 with neighbors to build our informed decision-making power.</p>\n<p></p>\n
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