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SUMMARY:Inside the Empire of AI with Karen Hao
DESCRIPTION:Join a timely conversation with Karen Hao\, award-winning journalist and author of Inside the Empire of AI. In this virtual event\, Hao will explore the rapid rise of artificial intelligence\, the social\, political\, and ethical questions surrounding AI development today\, and the questions posed in her work – Will AI produce broad-based societal benefit for all? Or return us to an age of empire? The path forward is in our hands. \nWhether you’re excited about AI\, cautious about it\, or just trying to understand the hype\, this event offers an accessible look at one of today’s biggest technological shifts. \nKaren Hao is the instant New York Times bestselling author of Empire of AI and named one of the most influential people in AI by Time. She is lead designer of the Pulitzer Center’s AI Spotlight series as well as co-host of BBC’s podcast\, The Interface. The first journalist to ever profile OpenAI\, Hao was formerly a reporter for The Wall Street Journal\, covering American and Chinese tech companies\, and a senior editor for AI at MIT Technology Review. Her work has been cited by Congress\, featured in university curriculums\, and remade into museum exhibits. \nModerator\nReanna Esmail\, Lead Librarian for Instruction at Cornell University and a prominent voice in critical digital pedagogy and intellectual freedom\, will join Karen Hao in conversation. \nRegister for this free online event today. \nZoom registration approvals for this event will close at 5:00 p.m. on the day of the event. Registrations received after this deadline will stay pending and will be processed after the live event\, ensuring that those who missed the cutoff will still receive the event recording. Attendance is limited to patrons of participating ILP member libraries; registrations from non-member library patrons will be declined. \nOnce you submit your registration\, please allow two business days for the host to approve it. You will then receive an automated confirmation email from Zoom with the link to join. An email reminder with the link to join will also be sent to registered attendees one week\, one day\, and one hour before the event. \nASL interpreting and closed captioning are now available for all ILP Season 6 events—no requests needed. Event recording will be accessible to registered attendees for a limited time\, typically up to 30 days\, in accordance with contractual agreements with the speaker.
URL:https://www.centralialibrary.org/event/ilp2026-karen-hao/
LOCATION:Centralia Regional Library District\, 515 East Broadway\, Centralia\, IL\, 62801\, United States
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