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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: How to Remove AI From Your Devices
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DESCRIPTION:Join the Library Freedom Project in this guided tour of turnin
 g AI off on your personal device(s). Bring your questions! .\nhttps://w
 ilbraham.libnet.info/event/17736437
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PR
 OGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to ac
 cess the Zoom Webinar via email.**&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>Join the
  Library Freedom Project in this guided tour of turning AI off on your per
 sonal device(s).</p>\n<p>Ever wondered why tech companies are so eager to 
 integrate AI into everything? In this talk\, we&rsquo\;ll break down the r
 easons behind the AI push and how it&rsquo\;s reshaping the tech landscape
 . We&rsquo\;ll also cover how you can take control&mdash\;whether it&rsquo
 \;s removing AI from your operating system\, fine-tuning search engines\, 
 or disabling AI features on your favorite apps and websites. And of course
 \, we&rsquo\;ll tackle the big question: Is AI actually useful\, or is it 
 all just hype? Let&rsquo\;s separate fact from fiction and explore what AI
  really means for our digital lives.Bring your questions!&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><
 strong>RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded and will be available
  for viewing for two weeks. All registrants will receive the recording and
  informational handouts via email within 48 hours of the program</strong><
 /p>\n<p><strong>About our Speaker:</strong></p>\n<p>Kimberly Springer thin
 ks\, is curious\, and creates in the spaces of privacy\, fighting the surv
 eillance state\, Black feminist praxis\, digital culture\, social movement
 s\, and media. Her current research looks at how "bad metrics" are shaping
  our collective perceptions of reality online and IRL. She serves as Libra
 ry Freedom Project's Operations and Programmatic Director in charge of ste
 warding LFP's records and archives\, and aligning their training and progr
 ams with the LFP's vision for information democracy. She has written/edite
 d these books: <em>Living for the Revolution\, Black Feminist Organization
 s\, 1968-1980\, Still Lifting\, Still Climbing: African-American Women&rsq
 uo\;s Contemporary Activism\, Stories of Oprah: the Oprahfication of Ameri
 can Culture</em> and written articles for PopMatters\, The Atlantic\, Acti
 vist History Review\, and Viewpoint Magazine.</p>\n<p><a href="https://lib
 raryfreedom.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Library Freedom Project</
 a> is a network of values-driven librarians working together to build info
 rmation democracy.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Please register for this event and you'l
 l receive the link in the confirmation and reminder emails - make sure to 
 check your spam folder for them\, the email will be coming from Zoom.</p>\
 n<p>This program is presented in partnership with the Ashland Public Libra
 ry.</p>\nhttps://wilbraham.libnet.info/event/17736437
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