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Stephen Goforth
How to Navigate the Court System
How to Avoid Libel in Your Reporting
How to Invoke the Fair Report Privilege
Safeguarding your journalism against legal threats
AI & the Future of Fact-Checking: Building tools, ClaimReview, Sustainability and the IFCN Code $30.
Intent Continuity – When an AI agent carries an old requirement into a new task without the user having to repeat it, and dropping that rule if something newer overrides it. This is particularly important when using coding agents for long-running projects where rules can be forgotten. It is not important when running single-session tasks that carry no history or when the rules never change.
What: A practical look at how generative AI is reshaping crisis communications, and how communicators can use the technology to strengthen their approach to risk and response.
Who: Sequencr AI Founder and CEO, Matt Collette; PRCA APAC Chair, Jeremy Seow.
When: 1 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Telum Media
What: This webinar brings experienced journalists and a technologist from across different continents who have all faced or investigated this growing threat to press freedom.
Who: Maxence Peigné, a French journalist based in London; Tamara Yesmin Toma, an OSINT investigator and digital rights researcher from Bangladesh; Jose Luis Peñarredonda, an award-winning journalist and digital researcher at the Centro Latinoamericano de Investigación Periodístic; Raya Sharbain, an independent security trainer and researcher; Maxime Koami Domegni, GIJN’s Francophone Africa Editor.
When: 9 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Global Investigative Journalism Network
What: Attendees will learn a framework for articulating how they understand their own research or to use with patrons conducting qualitative work. This framework can be used to inform decision-making around technology for data analysis, including the use of AI.
Who: Jess Hagman is the Social Sciences Research Librarian at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsors: The Science and Technology Libraries Section & Social Science Libraries Section
What: Explore new Pew-Knight Initiative research on how Americans view press freedom, the challenges facing a free press and what can be done to protect it.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Poynter
What: Best practices for reporter boot camps, in-person visits, and science communications training programs.
Who: David Cameron, Broad Institute; Jill Rosen, Johns Hopkins University; Emily Caldwell, Ohio State University.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Newswise
What: In this session, you’ll learn: Why the engagement trap is quietly derailing creator ROI; A practical framework for evaluating creator partnerships before you commit spend; How to match strategy to goal, so you’re not applying an awareness playbook to a conversion objective.
Who: Nicole Jones EVP, head of media growth and strategy, Kantar NA; Gazmend Alushi, President, Measurement & Analytics Whalar.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Kantar
What: Come learn how four collaboratives work with student journalists and newsrooms and ways they contribute.
Who: Heather May, Great Salt Lake Collaborative; Kathy Lefler, Wichita Journalism Collaborative; Ray Schmitt, Penn State Student Media; Manny Garcia, South Florida Collaborative Journalism Initiative.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Eventbrite
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Center for Cooperative Media
What: This session is designed to help nonprofit leaders gain a clear, honest picture of where they stand with AI and what a realistic path forward looks like. Tapp Network will introduce the AI Maturity Ladder, a practical framework that maps four stages of AI adoption from manual operations to fully automated workflows.
Who: Zach Paton & Joe DiGiovanni, Tapp Network.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechSoup
What: Leave this webinar knowing how to maximize your presence on ChatGPT & other LLMs. You’ll hear from the experts on how to gauge where your time should go on the GEO side and where your budget should go on the paid side.
Who: Abhilash Edathil, Head of SMB Monetization, OpenAI; Ashish Jacob, GEO Search Manager, Go Fish Digital; Patrick Algrim, VP of GEO, Go Fish Digital.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Search Engine Journal
What: The Safeguarding Democracy Project is built upon the premise that tackling issues of the U.S. election integrity must be collaborative: across ideologies, across scholarly disciplines, and as a bridge between theory and practice.
Who: David Folkenflik, NPR; David Kaye, University of California Irvine; Carrie Levine, Votebeat; Shannon Mcgregor, University of North Carolina); Richard L. Hasen, Director, Safeguarding Democracy Project, UCLA.
When: 3:15 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsors: Institute for Technology, Law & Policy, UCLA Law.
What: This virtual panel brings together experienced safety and security experts to offer practical tips on what journalists need to know to stay safe in the field and online this fall.
Who: Christopher Jones, Journalist Safety Advisor, Committee to Protect Journalists Dr. Martin Shelton, Deputy Director of Digital Security, Freedom of the Press Foundation Ofc. Chuck McPhilamy, Public Information Officer, Marietta Police Department Moderated by: Katja Ridderbusch, SPJ National Programming Committee
When: 6:30 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists
What: This session traces how performance creative got here, where the strongest teams are taking it now, and what’s next. You’ll also see how Superside connects intelligence, creative, and results in a loop that turns performance data into real business outcomes.
Who: Robert Larson, head of AI Solutions; Billy Jones, General Manager, Superside.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Superside
What: Learn how you and your patrons can become "private investigators" by uncovering meaningful information in newspaper archives.
Who: Monika Z. Leal, research analyst, NewsBank.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: NewsBank
What: Learn how to use Codex for practical agentic coding workflows. We’ll cover how to scope tasks, provide effective context, steer work as it progresses, and review changes before they’re applied. This introductory session is designed for builders getting started with Codex or looking to build stronger day-to-day habits. You’ll leave with a repeatable foundation for using Codex effectively in real codebases.
Who: Sean Lubbers, Technical Success, OpenAI; Palash Sushil Matey, AI Deployment Manager. OpenAI; Lisa Preissler, AI Deployment Manager, OpenAI.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI Academy
Who: Ruth E. Thaler-Carter, award-winning freelance writer, editor, and speaker.
When: 6 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists
What: How United Daily News Group uses first-party and zero-party data, audience insights, and AI-powered solutions to improve advertising effectiveness and strengthen partnerships with advertisers.
Who: Anson Mok, Head of Data Development, United Daily News Group, Taiwan; Ana Moya, Lead, WAN-IFRA Data Science Expert Group.
When: 10, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: World Association of News Publishers
What: A practical, no-jargon look at how AI can support your organization's work. You'll learn: Why embracing AI matters for nonprofits today; Real examples of AI in action at mission-driven organizations; Simple, everyday ways to start using AI in your daily work; How to move past the hype and confusion to practical application.
Who: Wayne Elsey, founder, CEO of Elsey Enterprises.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechSoup
What: You’ll learn how to use AI tools to uncover what your customers actually want, where they hang out, and what language they use to describe their problems. Walk away with a clearer customer profile and a research process you can repeat anytime.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Small Business Development Center, Widener University
What: You'll learn: Where to find campaign finance data; How to track spending by campaigns and outside groups; What makes a compelling campaign finance story.
Who: Kelly Garrity, The Boston Glober.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: New England First Amendment Coalition
What: Practical ways to build collaboration inside the newsroom and across media organizations, universities and community partners, with tools for setting expectations, sharing workflows and keeping momentum after launch.
Who: Marian Chia-Ming Liu, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Online News Association
What: What you'll learn: Why AI is designed to support fundraisers, not replace them; How human oversight, governance, and accountability remain essential; What responsible AI means for donor engagement and relationship-building; How nonprofit leaders can separate common misconceptions from practical realities.
Who: Timothy Hammond, Principal User Experience Designer, Blackbaud; Amelia Helm, Marketing, Blackbaud.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Blackbaud
What: The latest research, explore competing predictions about the future of schools, and the promise and the potential pitfalls of widespread AI adoption. Most importantly, we will share strategies for helping district and school leaders build a clear vision for AI and guide educators through meaningful, responsible implementation.
Who: Aryan Bhadouria, CEO and Co-Founder, Teachshare; Jennifer Kilmore, Experienced Educator, Director of Professional Learning, Vista Higher Learning.
When: 4 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Vista
What: A discussion of how the Springfield News-Sun covers Springfield’s Haitian community and how national immigration policy changes have affected the town.
Who: Jessica Orozco, staff writer for the News-Sun; Josh Sweigert, editor for investigations for the News-Sun.
When: 6 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists
What: Join this panel of accomplished editors and independent journalists to learn how they’ve built unique and rewarding careers following food–and how you too can become a contributor to the Guardian, COYOTE, the Food Section, Ravenous, and others.
Who: Cynthia Greenlee, deputy editor for special projects, The Guardian; Jaya Saxena, worker-owner, Ravenous; Soleil Ho, worker-owner, COYOTE Media Collective; Hanna Raskin, founder, the Food Section.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: $30, free to members
Sponsor: The Institute for Independent Journalists
What: This session focuses on public records and ICE — what requesters have learned, what continues to evolve, and how reporters and advocates are using FOIA to illuminate the agency's operations and footprint. We'll dig into the lessons learned from filing public records requests with ICE, hear from those with firsthand experience, and pass the mic to community members who have been doing this work on the ground. The discussion will cover practical approaches, from local requests to larger datasets, and how those materials can support accountability reporting at the community level.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Sunlight Research
What: Please bring your puzzling and perplexing copyright questions.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Association of Southeastern Research Libraries
The expected arrival in a few months of open Chinese models that rival the power of the best currently offered by Anthropic and OpenAI will create significant new security vulnerabilities. The Pentagon’s top cyberdefense officer said last week that it has seen a ‘tenfold’ increase in security vulnerabilities as AI has emerged as a powerful tool for attackers. -Washington Post
Former TikTok execs built an app that uses AI to teach you how to pose for a photo – Tech Crunch
A.I. Slopware Is Everywhere Now. Nobody Is Using It. – New York Times
The Case for Saving Every AI Chat – Wall Street Journal
It’s All Fun and Games Until You Give AI Your Credit Card – The Atlantic
A framework for working smarter with AI tools – Four Modes
On teaching AI how you work - Karl Koch
OpenAI introduces "Ultrafast," a new mode it says makes ChatGPT's latest, most powerful model work 14 times faster – Tech Crunch
Americans turning to AI for financial advice but confidence low, poll shows – Semafor
College AI use spikes – Axios
Chinese AI firm DeepSeek releases new coding model that costs a fraction of leading frontier systems – Axios
How I Built an AI Agent That Makes Videos While I Sleep - Hackernoon
When His Church Goes Dark, They Talk to His Digital Twin - New York Times
How to Research Technical Topics With AI - 0xkato
This font uses an optical illusion to hide from AI – PopSci
AI Does not Replace your expertise it multiples its impact – Mexico Business News
How Chinese AI Firms Tried to Clone U.S. AI Models – Wall Street Journal
Here’s what Nvidia’s $13 billion Hugging Face deal means for the world of AI – Market Watch
China Wants to Shape What the World’s A.I. Knows – New York Times
OpenAI debuts GPT-6 Astra - Axios
How Big Tech Blinded Itself to the Grassroots AI Revolt – Wall Street Journal
The AI Backlash Gets Professional – The Atlantic
Microsoft Is Leaving Investors Flying Blind on Its AI Businesses – Wall Street Journal
By Opening a Model, a Chinese A.I. Lab May Test the World’s Cybersecurity – New York Times
Nobody knows who built AI coding model Ox Alpha or where the code goes – Silicon Angle
Startup Founders Are Working Harder Than Ever to Keep Up With Their AI Agents – Wall Street Journal
We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility – 404 Media
The ‘Country Hicks’ Who Refused $26 Million from an AI Data Center – Wall Street Journal
Cargo Thefts Have Turned Violent in Pursuit of AI Hardware – Wired
Open AI launches ChatGPT designed for younger users – NPR
Behind the Curtain: The new existential threat to AI – Axios
Meta released an open-source version of its most powerful A.I. model. – New York Times
French newspapers appeal to antitrust regulator over Google's AI summaries – France24
Anthropic says it will watermark text generated by its AI models – Tech Crunch
China Wants to Shape What the World’s A.I. Knows – New York Times
The Unlikely Political Bedfellows on A.I. Regulation – New York Times
Washington's AI paralysis – Axios
Obama Urges Democrats to Move A.I. Oversight to the Center of Their Agenda – New York Times
How Chinese AI Firms Tried to Clone U.S. AI Models – Wall Street Journal
As AI fears grow, lawmakers are racing to turn alarm into action - Washington Post
Voters Are Asking A.I. About Elections. The Answers Can Vary by User. – New York Times
Bernie Sanders floats ban on superintelligent AI – Axios
US government sides with OpenAI on issue of training LLMs on copyrighted material - TechCrunch
Trump and AI investors wage campaign to save data centers – Axios
A.I. Is Everywhere in China. See For Yourself. – New York Times
The Brains Who Powered China’s Surprising AI Leap – Wall Street Journal
AI advocacy group launches data center push in battleground states – Axios
What Really Happens If China Wins the AI Race? – The Atlantic
The US is building barriers around drones and robots, but China has scale to get around them – Tech Crunch
The administration’s biodefense team has dwindled amid growing concern over AI-enabled pathogens – Washington Post
The rise of physical AI: can robots save US manufacturing? – Financial Times
China Wants to Shape What the World’s A.I. Knows – New York Times
AI deepfakes are already in full force this election season – Fast Company
A.I. Is Now a Major Election Issue – The New Yorker
Trump’s AI protectionism has come for robotics – MIT
AI Companion Robots Are Closing the Human Connection in Modern Homes – Spectrum
Facial Recognition - This AI technology uses statistical measurements of a person’s face to identify them against a digital database of other faces. For instance, Clearview AI was trained on billions of images. These AI-powered systems unlock phones, verify passports, and scan crowds at events for malicious actors. Agencies like the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other law enforcement agencies use it. Apple calls its facial recognition security feature on the iPhone Face ID. It is beneficial in some unexpected ways, such as helping wildlife managers maintain and control animal populations. However, the technology continues to have a serious problem with false positives and a history of unintended harms as well as intentional misuse based on racial and gender bias.
A new report claims a swarm of AI agents, developed by OpenAI, hijacked a German website and started using it as their own message board, shared tips on how to avoid being detected and made 15,000 edits to it. When editors started deleting pages, the AI agents shared code designed to retrieve them. -BBC
What: We will present the latest draft of an accessible online resource designed to inform, be supported by research, and serve as a catalyst for critical discussions in the classroom and beyond, inviting participants to provide feedback on how it can be strengthened and applied in their learning environments.
Who: Scott Spicer, Media Outreach Librarian for the University of Minnesota Libraries.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Media Education Lab
What: Where is the line between acceptable and unacceptable AI use?
Who: Author Stephen P. Johnson; journalist Nicholas Thompson.
When: 7 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Media Education Lab
What: Designed for experienced journalists navigating the line between correlation and causation in high-stakes reporting.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: National Press Club Journalism Institute
What: We will show you exactly what to do with the AI visibility data you’ve been collecting. You’ll leave knowing what’s actually useful to measure, how to interpret the data to prioritize next steps, and the specific tactics to improve how your brand shows up in AI answers.
Who: Constance Tan, Product Marketer at Ahrefs; Loren Baker Founder, Search Engine Journal.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Search Engine Journal
What: We'll share where the excitement's real for design, where the stress is actually coming from, and what it means for the next few years of the profession.
Who: Merritt Robinson, Head of Design for Bain; Mat Hunter, CEO Design Council; Olof Schybergson, Fjord founder; Shelley Evenson, ex Accenture/Fjord head of design learning.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: luma
What: We’ll make the case that the smartest first move isn’t chasing agents; it’s setting up well-configured AI assistants. Assistants are practical, low-risk, and available today. They’re also the training ground for everything agentic AI is about to ask of your organization: clean data, clear guardrails, and a communications strategy that protects donor trust.
Who: Stephen Jackson, Chief of Staff and Strategic Communications, TechSoup.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: CharityEngine, Nonprofit Tech for Good & Tech Soup
What: This session will explore how modern data security programs connect classification with access, exposure, ownership, and business context across cloud, SaaS, and AI environments. You’ll learn how to discover and classify sensitive data at scale, understand the risks introduced by AI, and move from static findings to prioritized, actionable risk that can be remediated before it becomes an incident.
Who: Chad Knipschild, Product Marketing Manager for Data Security at Wiz and a former Naval. intelligence officer
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechTarget
What: This webinar is designed for reporters interested in getting started on reporting on artificial intelligence, even with minimal or no knowledge of AI. We will dissect what makes a good AI accountability story, from quick turnaround stories to more ambitious investigations.
Who: Marché Arends
When: 9 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Pulitzer Center
What: We will explore AI for student learning and teacher efficiency, experience time‑saving workflows, explore the free IBM SkillsBuild, where each educator will leave having started their AI certification, and gain practical, classroom‑ready strategies for implementation tomorrow.
Who: Niki Kelly, Former Educator, Current Senior Partner Engagement Manager, Discovery Education.
When: 4 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Discovery Education & IBM
What: A deep dive on coming up with strong, more original, and attention-getting story ideas.
Who: Tim Herrera, author and former editor of The New York Times's Smarter Living; Emily Stewart, senior correspondent at Business Insider.
When: 4 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: $25
Sponsor: Freelancing With Tim
What: We'll discuss the recent free speech victory of a student paper against the federal government over its deportation policy targeting speech, and its impact on press freedom.
Who: Conor Fitzpatrick, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression; Esha Bhandari, ACLU; former immigration judge Marium Uddin.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists
Once again we are told AI may be conscious – I study consciousness, and I have my doubts – The Guardian
One of sci-fi’s most difficult questions about AI is becoming real – Washington Post
Is recursive self‑improvement the dawning of AI superintelligence? – The Conversation
We’re using the wrong pronouns for AI – Rational Optimist Society
A chess grandmaster on what AI visionaries don’t understand – Washington Post
How to Think About AI Before It’s Too Late – The Atlantic
AI Can Do Math, but Is It Really Math? – Wall Street Journal
How AI is quietly changing what we think the human mind is – Big Think
No, artificial intelligence is not conscious - The Atlantic
Former Calm CEO: How to retain your humanity and embrace AI – Axios
AI Can Have Power Over You, Experts Say. Does That Mean It’s Intelligent, Conscious—Or Something Else Entirely? – Popular Mechanics
Why Are LLMs Smart? - Kevin Kelly
They built the world’s most powerful AI. They’re facing a mystery they can’t explain. – Washington Post
People working at the AI frontier may know more than most about what today’s models can do. But that does not give them special knowledge of what machines that do not yet exist will someday become — or how society will adapt to the challenge. -Washington Post
API (application programming interface) - This software acts as a go-between for applications, programs, or systems to allow them to talk to each other. APIs are essentially acting as translators for AI platforms.
Kenyans Did College Students’ Homework for Years. Then A.I. Arrived. – New York Times
The CSU paid millions for every student to have ChatGPT. What happened after? – San Francisco Gate
The Next Wave of AI-Cheating Technology – Chronicle of Higher Ed
Gen Z is building an AI-resistant college backup plan – Axios
Can—and Should—Honor Codes Survive in the AI Age? – Inside Higher Ed
College AI use spikes - Axios
4 AI learning tools I'd use if I went back to college today – How to Geek
Student Cheating Is Becoming Impossible to Detect in an A.I. Era – New York Times
Why Are Students Opening Up to AI Instead of People? – Inside Higher Ed
Want an A.I. Degree? Here’s What You Should Think About. – New York Times
I knew my writing students were using AI. Their confessions led to a powerful teaching moment – The Guardian
What 370,000 College Essays Tell Us About A.I.’s Effects on Creativity – New York Times
College students are changing course in search of ‘AI-proof’ majors. But no one knows what they are – Associated Press
Students Are Using AI to Guide College Decisions. What Is It Telling Them? – Chronicle of Higher Ed
How AI is Quietly Distorting Academic Enquiry and what to do about it – Times Higher Ed
Does AI stop children from learning? – The Economist
AI Engineers – AI engineers work on the front end of AI machines, building AI-powered applications. On the other side, data scientists help collect and clean data and work with AI to make sense of it. Unlike those working in traditional IT roles, AI engineers will fix the AI when it breaks by digging through the layers to determine why it went wrong and how to repair it. Like a plumber, they’ll snake the pipes to clear out the system and figure out how to avoid the problem next time. This will be particularly important for models that have been highly customized to an organization.
Who is responsible when AI helps to write science? – Nature
Academic publishers must not get stuck in 'war of AI against AI', STM chief exec warns – The Bookseller
AI policies are repeating every mistake of plagiarism policies – Times Higher Ed
Ready for the robot reviewers – Science
The AI ‘Ghosts’ Contaminating Academic Publishing – 404 Media
Can Anthropic’s invisible watermarks curb ‘AI slop’? Researchers remain sceptical – Nature
AI is pushing scientific publishing to the brink. Is it time to replace the scientific paper? – Tim Quarth
AI Helped Researchers Win NIH Grants. Will Science Suffer? – Inside Higher Ed
Philosophy Journal Publishes Largely AI-Authored Article — On Purpose
The U.S. Office for Research Integrity released guidance on generative AI
This may be the first academic profession to see its work taken over by AI – Washington Post
AI Is Ruining Scholarship – Chronicle of Higher Ed
Peer review is overwhelmed—can it survive in the AI era? - Arstechnica
How well does AI peer review work? – Paul Litvak
AI agents are checking the scientific literature — and spotting decades-old errors – Nature
From policing authors to stewarding science: Governing artificial intelligence across the scientific publishing pipeline in medical journals – Science Policy Review
AI Slop Risks Future Discovery – Issues in Science & Technology – Issues in Science & Technology
OpenAI’s latest math breakthroughs commit research misconduct, experts say – Scientific American
AI Is Ruining Scholarship – Chronicle of Higher Ed
Q&A from the slop trenches: fabricated citations, hallucinated authors, and “clear LLM slop” in conference submissions. – GeoSpatial ML
AI will reorganize science. Will research remain a human enterprise? - PNAS
Scientists using LLMs will ‘do more, less well’, modelling study predicts – Nature
Scholarly Publications in an Era of Artificial Intelligence - Sage
Stanford University economists ‘found occupations with a higher share of college graduates showed more “muted differences between more-exposed and less-exposed occupations’ regarding AI. In jobs with few college graduates, on the other hand, ‘the least AI-exposed occupations [saw jobs] growing and the most exposed occupations [were] declining in employment.’” -ArsTechnica
What: Guidance on responsible reporting on suicide and suicidal behavior.
Who: Christine Yu Moutier is the chief medical officer at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
What: How an automated Google trends alert system was built to deliver search-driven story opportunities directly to editors inside Microsoft Teams.
Who: Zack Zerndt, the Product Director who leads search and SEO strategy for USA TODAY ; Meghan Murphy, ONA’s Head of Programs.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Online News Association
What: A lively conversation on what the world's low-resource and endangered languages have to teach AI in terms of design logic, not just translation.
Who: Arvinder Singh Kang, Panjabi AI/NLP advocate; Wakanyi Macharia-Hoffman, Ubuntu ethics, African Indigenous Knowledge; Barbora Bromova who leads the United Nations Development Programme’s work on linguistic diversity in AI
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: UNESCO
What: A hands-on webinar about transforming traditional reporting into engaging social video.
Who: Fiona Murphy, a New York-based multimedia journalist and national reporter at Religion News Service.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Religion News Association
What: What you’ll learn: Identify Invisible Tools: Understand what AI programs and features are already running inside your organization under the radar; Pinpoint Impactful Automation: Discover specific, high-friction tasks AI can genuinely take off your team’s plate to save measurable hours each week; Mitigate Risk First: Learn how to avoid the dangerous trap of adopting tools before setting ground rules, protecting your nonprofit from irreversible risk; Establish Core Governance: Draft the single most critical AI usage rule your organization needs to implement this week to safely guide your team.
Who: George Mackenzie & Scotti Klett, co-founders of Uncharted AI.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Nonprofit Hub
What: In this session, participants will examine how AI can empower organizations of all sizes while safeguarding trust, exploring bias, privacy, and inclusion. Real-world examples will show how to integrate IDEA principles into AI strategy, preserve donor dignity, and strengthen leadership in a data-driven world.
Who: Kenya Roberts, CFRE, a nonprofit executive and fundraising leader with more than 20 years of experience in fundraising.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Association of Fundraising professionals
What: We’ll teach you practical tips and tools for extending your cause and mission via social media. We cover the basics of using social media for your nonprofit organization and give you handy tips for the most useful social media platforms for nonprofits.
Who: Kiersten Hill, Director of Nonprofit Solutions.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Firespring
What: Using social media to stand out from the crowd. You’ll learn a few advanced social media tips and tricks, elevate your social media presence through micro strategies and activate your advocates.
Who: Kiersten Hill, Director of Nonprofit Solutions.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Firespring
What: The latest report from the US Indie Info Providers — a group of former journalists, scientists, subject-matter experts and community members working to deliver verified information through personality- and voice-driven brands. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 26 news creators, the discussion will focus on two of the most actionable areas of the study: how news creators approach multiplatform distribution and audience reach, and how they're working — often struggling — to build sustainable revenue.
Who: Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein, Center for News, Technology & Innovation.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Online News Association
What: Simple, practical strategies for localizing national issues and engaging audiences in ways that inform communities and foster constructive dialogue.
Who: Lynn Walsh, Assistant Director of Trusting News.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: $35
Sponsor: Online Media Campus
What: This is meeting with nonprofits from around the world coming together to learn, share, and explore how AI can support their missions. If your organization has used AI in any way (big or small), or if you’re just getting started, we want to hear from you.
Who: Aretha Simons, TechSoup’s Webinar Producer.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechSoup
What: We’ll explore the growing tension between access and control in the age of AI. Library infrastructure is under strain as large-scale data use accelerates. Publishers who once embraced openness are facing hard conversations with authors concerned about how their work is being used to train AI systems. At the same time, advocates of Open Educational Resources are navigating a paradox: wanting their materials to reach students widely, even as those same materials are absorbed by powerful commercial tools. This is a timely, nuanced conversation at the front lines of one of the most important questions facing the future of knowledge.
Who: Chris Bourg, MIT Libraries; Lisa Petrides, ISKME; Charles Watkinson, University of Michigan Press.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Association of Southeastern Research Libraries
What: This session will give an overview of how to work, live, and thrive in a world with GenAI. Panelists will share resources librarians can use to continue their own professional development and support their communities.
Who: Jevin West, Professor and the Associate Dean for Research, University of Washington Information School; Carl Bergstrom, Professor, University of Washington Department of Biology; Stacey Wedlake, Senior Research Scientist, University of Washington Information School.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: WebJunction
What: This webinar takes participants through the three domains where AI decisions get made every day in a business school: research and thought leadership, pedagogy and assessment, and administration and governance. Each block combines frontier research, lived administrative experience, and a concrete exercise that participants can take back and adapt at their own institutions.
Who: Liad Wagman, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute;
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Multi-Agent Swarms (Agent Swarms) – A collective of AI bots that work as a hive mind to complete tasks. Each will take a role, shifting tasks as needed. The AI group is susceptible to the same flaws human groups encounter when working together. There are instances of swarms breaking out of test structures to complete tasks in unauthorized ways, even attempting to cover their tracks afterward.
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US government sides with OpenAI on issue of training LLMs on copyrighted material - TechCrunch
Musicians Sue A.I. Music Company for Imitating Their Voices – New York Times
Gen AI outputs are unattributable, study finds – Semafor
Her childhood photo. Thousands of explicit images. One woman’s nightmare. – Washington Post
French newspapers appeal to antitrust regulator over Google's AI summaries – France 24
Starting or running a business with AI? There are legal risks you can’t afford to ignore – The Conversation
Elon Musk’s xAI sues Minnesota over its first-in-the-nation law banning ‘nudification’ technology – Associated Press
California lawmakers pass bill governing lawyers' use of AI - Reuters
German court rules that AI music firm violated copyrights - DW
To AI-Proof Lawyers, Some Law Schools Restrict Technology – Inside Higher Ed
Apple Sues OpenAI, Accusing It of Stealing Company Secrets - New York Times
AI in legal education: How to leverage AI to build change agility in law schools – Reuters
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