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SUMMARY:Where is AI in 2026 and Where is it Going?
LOCATION:North Edison Branch\nNorth Edison Branch
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DESCRIPTION:AI has advanced at a pace that's stunned even leading experts.
  These systems arenâ€™t science fiction anymoreâ€”theyâ€™re
  reshaping work\, relationships\, and even crime..\nhttps://edisonpublicli
 brary.libnet.info/event/17626314
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>This workshop explores where AI may be in 
 the next 1&ndash\;5 years and what that means for your daily life. Togethe
 r\, we&rsquo\;ll tackle urgent questions like:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>â€‹â
 €‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹Jobs
 : Could AI lead to mass unemployment&mdash\;or entirely new kinds of work?
 &nbsp\;</li>\n<li>â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹
 â€‹â€‹â€‹Crime: How might AI supercharge scams\, hacking\, 
 and even physical crime?</li>\n<li>â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€
 ‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹Companions: Will people form de
 ep emotional bonds&mdash\;or even romantic relationships&mdash\;with AI as
 sistants?</li>\n<li>â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€
 ‹â€‹â€‹â€‹Society: How do top researchers think these tre
 nds will shape our future?â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹</li>\n</ul>\n<p
 >What you&rsquo\;ll get:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â
 €‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹A fast-paced\, beginner-frie
 ndly overview of today&rsquo\;s most powerful AI systems</li>\n<li>â€
 ‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€
 ‹Live demos that reveal both the breakthroughs and the risks</li>\n<li>
 â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â
 €‹An interactive forecasting exercise where you&rsquo\;ll test your ow
 n predictions about AI&rsquo\;s impactâ€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â
 €‹â€‹â€‹</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Come ready to explore a future arri
 ving faster than most people realize&mdash\;one that could transform not j
 ust how we work\, but how we trust\, connect\, and even love.</p>\n<p>Open
  to adults. Registration is suggested but not required and begins November
  2.</p>\n<p><em>About our partner</em></p>\n<p><em>The <strong>AI Safety A
 wareness Project</strong> is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded on the belief t
 hat a safe AI future is one where the traditional pillars of U.S. society 
 have a seat at the table in deciding the direction of AI. The AI Safety Aw
 areness Project (AISAP) want to be there for the first step: education and
  skills-building\, so that Americans have the necessary expertise and awar
 eness to direct our AI future. They run workshops and education programs f
 or a variety of community groups and public institutions including law enf
 orcement agencies\, libraries\, churches\, universities\, as well as the g
 eneral public. AISAP partners with industry experts to inform organization
 s about frontier AI research and developments\, including topics as divers
 e as workforce augmentation and displacement\, AI agents and companions\, 
 cybercrime\, AGI (Artificial General Intelligence)\, and loss of control r
 isk.</em></p>\n<p><em>For more information about AISAP\, please visit <a h
 ref="https://aisafetyawarenessproject.org/">https://aisafetyawarenessproje
 ct.org/</a>&nbsp\;</em></p>\nhttps://edisonpubliclibrary.libnet.info/event
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