AI definitions: Moravec’s Paradox
/Moravec’s Paradox - What is hard for humans is easy for machines, and what is easy for humans is hard for machines. For instance, a robot can play chess or hold an object still for hours on end with no problem. Tying a shoelace, catching a ball, or having a conversation is another matter. This is why AI excels at complex tasks like data analysis but also struggles with simple physical interactions, and why developing robots that are effective in the real world will take time and extraordinary technological advances. This paradox is attributed to Hans Moravec, an Austrian who worked at Carnegie Mellon.
Will AI Liberate Literature?
/When photography was developed in the 19th century, it replaced painting for most utilitarian purposes; a camera could document what things looked like more accurately and cheaply than a painter could. But the art of painting didn’t die out. On the contrary, it entered a golden age: Freed from the obligation of realism, painters developed radical new ways of seeing, such as Impressionism, Cubism, and abstract expressionism. Now AI has the potential to liberate literature in the same way. In a world full of emptily competent prose, we need writers daring, challenging, and obstinate enough to tell us what it’s like to be human, “from the inside.” - Adam Kirsch writing in The Atlantic
17 Recent Articles about AI & Academic Research
/9 Best Academic Research AI Tools in 2026 - PaperGuide
Concern for study looking into whether conversations with AI could change viewpoints – Retraction Watch
Are academics making an (em) dash for AI? – Times Higher Ed
AI can help scientists publish less - Nature
Revised university grants commission guidelines in India “treat unacknowledged AI use as plagiarism in PhD work.” – Times of India
Will AI ruin the social sciences — or revolutionize them? – Nature
AI can mass-produce finance research papers indistinguishable from human work, reports study – Phys.org
AI is eating the academic publishing industry alive, but some good might come of it – Daily Maverick
Why AI can’t be trusted to write scientific reviews – Nature
To Trust or Not to Trust: Authors' Response to AI-based Reviews – ArXiv
Academia Is Enshittifying. AI Made It Faster. - Sam Illingworth
Science replaces, issues correction for a cover image after discovering it was partially AI-generated. – Science.org
Fake academic journals are publishing AI-generated papers under real professors’ names - NBC News
40 Years of Changes In Scientific Publishing: From Conflict of Interest to Generative AI – Health Affairs Scholar
How an academic’s AI use was exposed by her peers – Sydney Morning Herald
AI in peer review: the elephant in the editorial room – Nature
Fake academic journals are publishing AI-generated papers under real professors’ names – NBC News
The First AI-Designed Vaccine
/Doctors have injected humans with the first AI-designed vaccine. It has the potential to protect us, not only against an entire family of human coronaviruses, but also against deadly virus mutations before they even occur. That’s according to University of Cambridge researchers.- Futurism
25 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism & the Media
/Mon, June 15 – Covering the Climate
What: This webinar seeks to equip media professionals with practical legal awareness and connecting them with resources that safeguard their right to report.
When: 6 am, Eastern
Where: Facebook Live
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Global Neighbourhood For Media Innovation
Mon, June 15 - How to Create a Social Media Plan
What: Learn how to build a social media plan that aligns with your agency’s CX goals. We’ll walk through practical steps to help you reach the right audiences, deliver meaningful content, and measure success.
Who: Ellen Kamilakis Assistant District Administrator, Communications, Virginia Department of Transportation.
When: 4 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: govloop
Tue, June 16 - Ask Me Anything: 2026-2027 AI Accountability Network Fellowships
What: We will discuss the current call for proposals for the AI Accountability Fellowships from the Pulitzer Center as well as to answer questions about the Fellowship experience.
Who: Joanna S. Kao, Pulitzer Center Staff; Maria Karienova; Pulitzer Center Staff; Si Err Yap AI Fellow.
When: 9 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Pulitzer Center
Tue, June 16 - Reporting on public health in the current political environment
What: We will explore how journalists can gain audience trust and navigate misinformation and controversial statements from officials while producing accessible, fact-based journalism.
Who: KFF Health News journalists Julie Rovner and Amanda Seitz.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: National Press Club
Tue, June 16 - Future-Proof Your Journalism Career by Mapping Your Career River
What: You'll learn: The strategies that helped a laid-off Philadelphia Inquirer editor turn around her grueling job hunt; How to visualize the progress you've made and skills you've developed over the course of your career to better adapt to shifts; Proven tools to help you assess where you want to go next and design your action plan to get there.
Who: Career River creator Bridget Thoreson.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Career River
Tue, June 16 - Media Is More Than Just TV: The Beginner’s Guide to Author Visibility
What: We will take you behind the scenes and explain what media actually is, how you can use the media, email, podcasts, television and more to create realistic visibility. Plus how to build the kind of platform publishers want to see, even before you have a book deal.
Who: TV Producer Paula Rizzo.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Writer’s Digest University
Tue, June 16 - Human Resilience in the Age of AI
What: In a new report from Elon's Imagining the Digital Future Center, experts call for radical change across institutions and social structures. The vast majority of expert respondents called for leaders to work together now to build a coordinated resilience infrastructure for the age of artificial intelligence to counterbalance the human and systemic challenges posed by widespread AI adoption.
Who: Lee Rainie, Director, Imagining the Digital Future Center, Elon University.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: USC
Tue, June 16 - Using AI Tools To Promote Meaningful Learning
What: We will consider the impact AI tools are having or stand to have on teaching and learning in your various fields of study; articulate your vision for AI’s role in your teaching; and explore ways you might integrate AI into meaningful learning activities. We’ll review some best practices and some suggestions for using AI as part of your learning environment that have resulted from the larger pedagogical conversation thus far.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The University of Chicago
Tue, June 16 - How content creators are earning audience attention and trust
Who: Mollie Muchna, Trusting News.
When: 4 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Center for Scholastic Journalism at Kent State University & and Trusting News
Tue, June 16 - AI in Journal Publishing and Manuscript Writing
What: This webinar will explore the role of AI in manuscript development, including its benefits, limitations, and ethical considerations such as authorship and transparency. Through a moderated discussion, participants will gain insight into how AI is shaping the manuscript and publishing process. At the end of the webinar, there will be a Q&A session.
Who: Rhea Liang, General and Breast Surgeon MD Curriculum Lead, Bond University Gold Coast, Australia; Thomas K. Varghese Jr., Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS) Salt Lake City, Utah; Julian Smith, Editor-in-Chief, ANZ Journal of Surgery Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
When: 6:30 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: American College of Surgeons
Wed, June 17 - Creating Workspace Agents for Higher Ed Faculty and Researchers
What: Learn how faculty, researchers, and university teams can create Workspace Agents that help with recurring academic and operational workflows. This session will show where agents are most valuable: when a task depends on trusted institutional knowledge, follows a repeatable process, or requires the same kind of judgment across many requests.
Who: Lucas Salzman Customer Education Programs, Edu, OpenAi; Keelan Schule, Education Solutions Engineer, OpenAI.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI Academy
Wed, June 17 - Your Library Inside AI Chat Platforms
What: Find out how libraries can responsibly plug themselves into the AI chat environments their users are already in – and the strategic choices that come with doing so. We’ll explore practical approaches available today, from browser-level tools that follow users across AI platforms, to institutional connectors that integrate library systems directly into AI environments, drawing on early experience from academic library partners.
Who: Allen Jones, Senior Director of Digital Libraries & Technical Services, The New School Libraries & Archives; Annette Coates Readshaw, Head of Library Collection and Digital Services, Northumbria University; Christine Stohn Senior Director, Product Manager, Clarivate; Miri Botzer, Vice President, Product Innovation, Clarivate.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Clarivate
Wed, June 17 - AI Impact Hour for Nonprofits
What: This is a practical, interactive conversation designed for executive directors, staff, board members, and volunteers who want to understand what AI can realistically do in a nonprofit setting. You’ll see simple demonstrations and real examples, and you'll have a chance to share your experiences, challenges, and insights with the group.
Who: Aretha Simons, Webinar Producer, Nonprofit & AI Consultant.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechSoup
Wed, June 17 - Disability Narrative Workshop 3: Story Structure + Intersectionality
What: This workshop examines how story structure can distort disability coverage when reporting falls into legitimacy-trial framing, burden logic, or agency failures. Using tools from Fix the Frame, participants will learn how to spot and correct these patterns while building stories that more accurately reflect lived experience and structural barriers. The session also treats intersectionality as a core reporting practice, showing how race, class, gender, geography, and disability shape what gets covered, how it gets framed, and what is often missed.
Who: Russell Midori, the board chair of Military Veterans in Journalism and a board member of both the Disabled Journalists Association and the Overseas Press Club Foundation.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Military Veterans in Journalism
Wed, June 17 - How to run your business with Claude Code as your 2nd-brain-OS
What: How the speaker audited his process to define where AI make sense and where not, what is scheduled and what is sem-automated and why.
Who: Sabahudin Murtic, Sabahudin
When: 1:30 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: luma
Wed, June 17 - Artful Intelligence: What the Rise of AI Can Teach Us about Great Writing
What: This webinar will allay your fears over AI taking over the world—or at least taking over the writing world—and putting all of us creative writers out of business. No prior technical knowledge is required—only a passion for reading, exploring how technology shapes storytelling, and uncovering how human stories shape technology.
Who: Professor & Chair of English & Creative Writing at University of Miami.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: $30
Sponsor: WritingCraft.com
Wed, June 17 - Journalism & AI - Promise or Threat?
What: The upsides and the downsides of artificial intelligence for journalists and journalism. Learn about the acronyms, the platforms, the handful of ways journalists have used AI in the newsroom, and the many cases where journalists have investigated AI systems to uncover harms. Bring your questions about AI!
Who: New York University Professor Meredith Broussard
When: 7 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Journalism & Women Symposium
Thu, June 18 - Rethinking Business Education in the Age of AI
What: The session will reveal how AI is reshaping classrooms, faculty roles, student expectations, and the future value proposition of management education. This keynote offers an insider’s perspective on what it means to lead a business school through one of the most significant educational disruptions in decades.
Who: Louis-David Benyayer, Associate Professor at ESCP Business School (Paris campus) and the AI Initiatives Coordinator for the school.
When: 4 am, Eastern
Where: RingCentral
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Thu, June 18 - Combating Hate Speech in the Digital Age
What: This webinar explores the evolving challenges posed by digital platforms, artificial intelligence and generative technologies in amplifying harmful narratives and social polarization.
When: 7:30 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: UNESCO
Thu, June 18 - From the Panama Papers to the Epstein Files: Investigating Leaks and Large-Scale Data in the Age of AI
What: Join leading experts in investigative journalism to share hands-on strategies for securely managing leaks and navigating this rapidly evolving landscape. Experts will walk through the full life cycle of an investigation built on large data, from initial assessment and secure data management to corroboration, collaboration, and what to do with the data after publication.
Who: Pierre Romera Zhang, chief technology officer at the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists; Alesya Marokhovska, editor-in-chief of iStories; Bastian Obermayer, co-founder of Paper Trail Media; Romina Mella, managing editor and investigative journalist at IDL-Reporteros in Peru.
When: 9 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Global Investigative Journalism Network
Thu, June 18 - Introduction to Reporting on AI
What: This online training 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: Khari Johnson, Grantee; Sushmita AI Fellow.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Pulitzer Center
Thu, June 18 - Stop overpaying for Digital Advertising Services
What: We will explain how hidden markups and outdated fulfillment and reporting models can quietly reduce profit margins, limit pricing flexibility and make it harder for local sales teams to compete for business.
Who: Zack Watson of Rambunctious Rhino.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Editor & Publisher
Thu, June 18 - What Video Learners Really Want: Key Findings on Video Effectiveness
What: We'll break down key findings on video effectiveness, exploring how elements like pacing, visuals, and audio impact learner engagement. You'll gain actionable insights to create better learning videos—whether they stand alone or support broader instructional strategies. Through interactive discussions, real-world examples, and practical takeaways, you'll leave with a clear framework for making informed, research-backed decisions about video in your learning programs.
Who: Matt Pierce Camtasia, Learning and Video Ambassador.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Camtasia
Thu, June 18 - How to Reach Hard-to-Find Audiences: Lessons from Healthcare Marketing
What: We will share how they identified and activated one of the hardest audiences to reach. Learn how stronger audience intelligence can improve targeting precision, activation, and campaign performance.
Who: Rob Sederman, CEO, AMBIT; Mike Julian, Definitive Healthcare
When: 7 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Definitive Healthcare
Fri, June 19 - The Growth of You: Nurturing Your Personal Brand
What: How to define your unique value, showcase your strengths, and create a brand that stands out in today's competitive communications landscape.
Who: Lauren Debick, Brand Strategist at Creative Springs; President of Quotes, the AD/PR Club at UCF. Lauren Cordero.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Florida Public Relations Association
AI definitions: The ELIZA effect
/The ELIZA effect - When humans mistake unthinking chat from machines for that of a human. We think we are seeing understanding and intention when in reality a chatbot is just matching patterns and reflecting our statements back to us in different ways.
12 Articles about AI’s future
/Here’s How Long It Will Take for AI to Reach Its Potential – Wall Street Journal
We Asked the Future of Truth Author to Explain How He Used AI. It Didn’t Go Well – Wired
What the 1920s Can Teach Us About Surviving the AI Revolution - Wall Street Journal
AI godfather Yann LeCun's blunt advice for the AI age - Axios
AI optimism surges in Asia, unlike in the U.S. – Rest of World
Can AI Help Predict the Earth’s Climate a Decade from Now? – The Brink
Bracing for the A.I. Economy to Come – New York Times
America isn’t ready for what AI will do to jobs – The Atlantic
Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It – New York Times
The Chatbots Appear to Be Organizing Moltbook is the chaotic future of the internet. – The Atlantic
The Future We Feared Is Already Here – New York Times
Next Steps for Communicators
/Communicators should start to think about the different AI systems as their own separate channels or audiences, just like you might think about pitching various outlets or types of media differently. Stay focused on doing what we do best: telling stories and finding the right outlet to deliver them to the audiences that matter most. -Muckrack
No amount of AI
/No amount of AI can save us from building the wrong thing. When building becomes easier, it becomes much easier to create things that are technically impressive but strategically irrelevant: More dashboards, more workflows, more internal tools, more apps that work but do not deserve to exist. That is why engineering judgment is becoming more valuable. - Toward Data Science
14 Articles about how AI is Impacting Jobs
/Is A.I. Replacing Tech Workers or Providing an Excuse for Job Cuts? – New York Times
AI Has Ruined the Job Market - The Atlantic
AI Hiring Tools Can Yield Racial Bias and Systemic Rejection - Stanford
5 ideas for how we survive the possible AI jobs apocalypse – Washington Post
AI Job Grief: The Unnamed Psychological Crisis Hitting Tech Workers – Jack Maguire
One Job That Is Growing in the A.I. Era? Cybersecurity Experts. – New York Times
The First Class of AI Natives Is Graduating. Offices Are Getting Ready. – Wall Street Journal
Philosophy Majors’ Job Prospects and the Spread of AI Technology – Daily Nous
Entry-level jobs calling for AI skills nearly doubled from a year ago, says report – CNBC
Employers are demanding AI skills. What's the best way to learn them? – CBS News
Congress Is Doing Little to Prepare for Potential A.I. Job Losses – New York Times
How AI is reshaping workflows and redefining jobs – MIT
College students are changing course in search of ‘AI-proof’ majors. But no one knows what they are – Associated Press
These Companies Say AI Is Reviving Entry-Level Jobs, Not Killing Them - Wall Street Journal
Practicing Pitches to AI Avatars
/Harvard Business School is using chat and video avatars of its professors in an online boot camp, called Foundry, that it launched in April. Students can pull the A.I. versions of H.B.S. professors into a group text chat to help advise them on their start-up ideas. They can also practice their pitch to customers or venture capitalists with A.I. video avatars that look like the professors. The avatars ask follow-up questions and dispense advice based on both their own expertise and a body of Harvard Business School research and frameworks. - New York Times
AI definitions: AI Translator
/AI Translator (or trust director) – This is a title for a person who understands AI well enough to explain its mechanics to others, particularly to leaders and managers, so they can make effective decisions. These workers will not only explain what the AI output means (especially when it is technical) but also how trustworthy the information and conclusions are. This role may fall under that of a compliance officer, helping organizations understand contracts and reports written by AI.
AI definitions: Causal Inference
/Causal Inference - The scientific method for determining the cause-and-effect relationship between variables. Causal AI is the software application of that science. Getting to an exact cause can be difficult. A 2021 study found that even in reputable medical journals, a quarter of the published papers failed to identify the correct cause. This is one reason why an AI model can have a high degree of accuracy and still make poor recommendations. If a model is determined to be “accurate,” it means the AI is effective at identifying patterns. However, “accuracy” provides no information about whether those patterns will continue during intervention. In other words, is it possible for machine learning to make a good prediction, but not identify the cause accurately. Note: Most machine learning applications work fine without causal reasoning and do not need that added layer of engineering. It’s when the AI moves from pattern recognition to decision-making that causal reasoning can become essential.
CEOs & Profs are Using A.I. Doubles
/Consultants and executive coaches who don’t have the bandwidth to address every inquiry are referring some clients to their A.I. doubles. Harvard Business School professors have incorporated A.I. versions of themselves into courses and office hours. And executives are using their A.I. avatars to address employees in other countries in their own languages. - New York Times
20 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism, & Media
/(And one weekend event on free speech)
Mon, June 8 - Work Smarter with AI Agents - Build them with Octonous
What: This session will explore Octonous, Mozilla.ai's agent platform, and learn how to build AI agents tailored to your team's workflows. No technical skills required. Just bring your curiosity.
Who: Caroline Bohu, Solutions Engineer at Mozilla.ai.
When: 9 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Mozilla.ai
Mon, June 8 - Why Your Website Matters More Than Ever
What: Walk away knowing: Where your website is silently losing donors and what to fix first; What today's funders and supporters actually expect when they land on your site; The practical steps to turn your website into your hardest-working team member; How to make meaningful improvements without a massive budget or a full rebuild.
Who: David Pisarek, CEO of Wow Digital.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Techsoup, Canada
Tue, June 9 - Santa Marta and the Future of Climate Journalism
What: A discussion about the recent Santa Marta conference focused on transitioning away from fossil fuels — and the future of climate journalism.
Who: Keisuke Katori, Senior Staff Writer, Asahi Shimbun; Saorla McCabe, Advisor on Communication and Information Strategy and Policy, UNESCO; Phil Newell, Communications Co-Chair, Climate Action Against Disinformation; Elena González, Local Television Engagement Manager, Covering Climate Now; Kyle Pope, Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives & Co-Founder, Covering Climate Now.
When: 9:30 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsors: CCNow & UNESCO
Tue, June 9 - The Future of Learning Isn’t Content, It’s AI, Simulation, Coaching and Judgment
What: How learning teams can help employees develop judgment, operational fluency, and the human skills AI can’t replace. As AI becomes increasingly capable of prediction and information generation, the real differentiator will be a workforce that knows how to interpret, apply, question, and act on AI-driven insights.
Who: Karl Kapp, Director, Institute for Interactive Technologies, Bloomsburg University.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: ELB Learning
Tue, June 9 - 'Investigating the Ocean' Webinar Series: 'How To Track Ships Like a Pro Using OSINT'
What: This session dives into vessel tracking and maritime monitoring using open-source intelligence. Journalists will learn how ships move, how to follow them in real time, and how to detect suspicious behavior such as illegal fishing, transshipment, or AIS manipulation. The session will also introduce satellite imagery and remote sensing tools to monitor ocean activity beyond what vessels report themselves.
Who: Fernanda Buffa, Pulitzer Center; Davide Mancini ORN Fellow; Federico Acosta Rainis, Pulitzer Center.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Pulitzer Center
Tue, June 9 - Trauma-informed Reporting: A Mental Health Reporting Project
What: Master trauma-informed reporting to cover mental health with accuracy, empathy and impact.
Who: Lisa Armstrong, Assistant Professor, UC Berkeley.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Poynter
Tue, June 9 - Social Media Boot Camp, Part 1
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: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Firespring
Tue, June 9 - Let's talk AI-powered conversion propensity models
What: Lessons learned from the panelists’ work and an open the discussion about what's worked and how they've experimented in this space.
Who: Chicago Public Media's Ellery Jones, Aditi Mukund, and Mark Chonofsky.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Online News Association
Tue, June 9 - Rise of independent journalists: Q&A with creators Levi Ismail and Chelsea Cox
Who: Levi Ismail, Creator and NewsChannel5 journalist; Chelsea Cox, Content creator journalist.
When: 4 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Center for Scholastic Journalism at Kent State University & and Trusting News
Wed, June 10 - LinkedIn for Small Business
What: In this session, you’ll learn how to optimize your profile to attract ideal clients, create content that gets seen without spending hours online, and turn connections into real business conversations. Whether you’re launching your first business or scaling an established one, you’ll walk away with a practical 30-day action plan to make LinkedIn work for your business goals.
Who: Karen Seymour, Founder and CEO of KJS Digital Marketing.
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Small Business Development Center, Temple University
Wed, June 10 - The Future of Medical Writing: Applying AI Through a Human-Centric Lens + Demo
What: This session provides a practical view of how organizations can move from experimentation to scalable impact—while keeping medical writers central to the process.
Who: Melissa Morine, Senior Staff AI Staff Engineer, Weave Bio; Nancy Smith, RAC SVP, Medical Writing Services, Syner-G.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free to members
Sponsor: American Medical Writers Association
Wed, June 10 - Encouraging Self-directed Learning in Your Online Learning Environment
What: This webinar to help you define self-directed learning, identify barriers within your online learning environment, and make changes so that learners can drive their professional growth.
Who: Jeremy Tuttle, Director of Learning Design at Niche Academy.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Niche Academy
Wed, June 10 - AI Has a Black Problem
What: We'll look into how AI sees race, why it matters more than most people realize and what it looks like to navigate a world that's increasingly being built by machines trained on our blind spots. We'll talk about who's at the table when these technologies are created, who's missing, and why that gap has real consequences for our communities.
When: 7 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Luna
Thu, June 11 - Ask Me Anything: 2026-2027 AI Accountability Network Fellowships
What: Learn more about joining the fifth (2026-2027) cohort of our Al Accountability Fellowships.
Who: Joanna S. Kao, Pulitzer Center; Si Err Yap, AI Fellow; Maria Karienova, Pulitzer Center.
When: 9 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Pulitzer Center
Thu, June 11 - You Are the Experience: What Your Audience Actually Responds To
What: You’ll experience firsthand what truly captures attention, builds connection, and invites participation. Through a series of intentional moments, we’ll explore five specific experiences that consistently spark audience response and how to bring them to life using the tools available to you.
Who: Kassy LaBorie speaker, author, Virtual training pioneer.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Aha Slides
Thu, June 11 - The KPI Reset: Measuring What Actually Matters
What: This session focuses on how publishers can move beyond surface-level metrics and build KPI frameworks tied directly to financial outcomes.
Who: Reilly Kneedler, an AlignSimple data and audience analytics expert.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: $35
Sponsor: Online Media Campus
Thu, June 11 - Public Sector Social Media: How to balance Creativity and Constraint
What: Whether you're a seasoned social media pro or you're just dipping your toes into the digital waters, you'll walk away with actionable tips, new friends in social . . . and maybe even a giveaway prize!
Who: Jake MacDonald, Hey Orca!
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Hey Orca
Thu, June 11 - Social Media Boot Camp, Part 2
What: Now it’s time to use 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: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Firespring
Fri, June 12 - Codex for Faculty and Researchers
What: Explore how faculty and researchers can use Codex to move from a research question or teaching need to a working prototype faster. This session will show practical workflows in higher education. We’ll focus on realistic academic use cases, including how to give Codex clear context, review its work, and keep humans in control of research quality and reproducibility.
Who: Gaurav Kaila, AI Deployment Manager, OpenAI.
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Open AI Academy
Fri, June 12 - AI & the Creation: Friends or Foes?
What: A moderated discussion and theological responses to the ways in which AI can contribute to planetary flourishing and the ways in which AI contributes to environmental concerns.
Who: Greg Cootsona, Executive Director of AI and Faith; Jim Stump, the Vice President at BioLogos; Sharon Talbot, marketing strategist; Leslie Herrmann, a scholar-advocate; Braden Molhoek, the Director of the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences
When: 5:30 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom (hybrid)
Cost: Free
Sponsors: The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences at the Graduate Theological Union & New College Berkeley.
Sat, June 13 - Free Press Workshop 2026
What: Learn how to assert your right to press freedom and use the law to improve your reporting. This event is open to current undergraduate and graduate students at U.S. colleges and universities, with a special focus on those involved in journalism. Attendees will hear from experts in the field about the importance of student journalism and how to protect a free and open press.
When: 9 am – 5:30 pm
Where: In person (WHYY, Philadelphia)
Cost: Free
Sponsor: FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression)
AI definitions: Prompts
/Prompts – These instructions for an AI are the main way to steer it in a particular direction, indicate intent and provide context. Prompting can be time-consuming when the task is complex, but better prompts elicit richer and more robust responses. Prompt strategies include assigning the AI a role, an attitude and a style.
14 Articles about How AI Works
/What Are A.I. Agents Actually Doing? - New York Times
AI can now 'see' optical illusions. What does it tell us about our own brains? – BBC
Can A.I. Generate New Ideas? – New York Times
Generative AI has access to a small slice of human knowledge - Aeon Essays
What is AI reading? Takeaways from a report on AI brand visibility – Muck Rack
Do LLMs identify fonts? – Max Halford
Researchers claim their AI ‘thinks’ like a human — after training on 160 psychology studies – Nature
Why LLMs don’t think like you: A look at the compression-meaning trade-off – BD Tech Talks
Little-known cells might be key to human brain’s massive memory: This could be a “fresh source of inspiration” for AI technology – Washington Post
Beyond algorithms: Agentic AI and the behavioral data scientist – Tech Radar
We Don’t Really Know How A.I. Works. That’s a Problem. - New York Times
What Happens When People Don’t Understand How AI Works – The Atlantic
What is AI, how does it work and why are some people concerned about it? – BBC
The Links Cited by AI
/"The 'What is AI Reading?' Report looks at 1 million+ links cited by AI models. It says about 99% of links cited by AI come from non-paid media. Paid and advertorial content account for just 0.3% of all citations." -MuckRack
AI definitions: World Models
/World Models – These are AI systems that build up an internal approximation of an environment. Through trial and error, these bots use the representation to evaluate predictions and decisions before applying the results to real-world tasks. This contrasts with LLMs, which operate on correlations within language rather than on connections to the word itself. In the late 1980s, world models fell out of favor with scientists working on artificial intelligence and robotics. The rise of machine learning has brought interest in developing these systems back to life.