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SUMMARY: Inside the Empire of AI with Karen Hao - RO
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DESCRIPTION:Join a timely conversation with Karen Hao\, award-winning jour
 nalist and author of Inside the Empire of AI. .\nhttps://aapld.libnet.i
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>In this virtual event\, <a href="https://k
 arendhao.com/"><strong>Karen Hao</strong></a> will explore the rapid rise 
 of artificial intelligence\, the social\, political\, and ethical question
 s 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 yo
 u&rsquo\;re excited about AI\, cautious about it\, or just trying to under
 stand the hype\, this event offers an accessible look at one of today&rsqu
 o\;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 t
 he most influential people in AI by&nbsp\;Time. She is lead designer of th
 e Pulitzer Center&rsquo\;s AI Spotlight series as well as co-host of BBC&r
 squo\;s podcast\, The Interface. The&nbsp\;first journalist to ever profil
 e OpenAI\, Hao was formerly a reporter for&nbsp\;The Wall Street 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\, fea
 tured in university curriculums\, and remade into museum exhibits.&nbsp\; 
 &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Reanna Esmail\, Lead Librarian for Instruction at Cornell 
 University and a prominent voice in critical digital pedagogy and intellec
 tual freedom\, will join Karen Hao in conversation.</p>\n<p>Please registe
 r with a valid email address to receive the link to join via Zoom. AAPLD e
 mbraces inclusivity in its programs and services. To request accommodation
 s\, please email [info@aapld.org] or call (847) 458-6060 x143 at least 7 d
 ays in advance.&nbsp\;</p>\nhttps://aapld.libnet.info/event/16891763
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