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SUMMARY:Inside the Empire of AI with Karen Hao
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DESCRIPTION:Illinois Libraries Presents a timely conversation with Karen H
 ao\, award-winning journalist and author of Inside the Empire of AI..\n
 https://urbanafreelibrary.libnet.info/event/17186240
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.&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &n
 bsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbs
 p\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Karen Hao is the instan
 t&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 design
 er 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 eve
 r profile OpenAI\, Hao was formerly a reporter for&nbsp\;The Wall Street J
 ournal\, covering American and Chinese tech companies\, and a senior edito
 r for AI at&nbsp\;MIT Technology Review. Her work has been cited by Congre
 ss\, featured in university curriculums\, and remade into museum exhibits.
 &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Registration closes at 5 pm CST the day of the event.</p>\
 n<p><em>This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP)\, 
 a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. 
 ILP is funded in part by a grant 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 Museum and Library Services\, under the provisio
 ns of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).&nbsp\;</em></p>\n<p>
 ILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. American Sign Language (A
 SL) interpretation and Closed Captioning are provided for all events by de
 fault&mdash\;no special request needed. If a patron needs accommodations n
 ot listed\, the member library should email illinoislibrariespresent@ila.o
 rg.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p></p>\nhttps://urbanafreelibrary.libnet.info/event/17186
 240
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