In Pursuit of Failure

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When you consider failure, it is important to distinguish between two kinds. There is the failure of giving up, turning around, and walking away. Although this failure holds a certain seductive appeal, you must not let it divert you from the true heart of failure: the triumphant defeat of all your hopes, stratagems, and efforts. This is the ultimate failure that tells you who you are. This is the failure you have had to work hard for, the failure you put everything into—failure so rich with loss and pain that, even years later, it gives you the basis from which to make yourself anew, the scar tissue that deeply confirms your aliveness. Real failure requires real effort and is its own reward.

Andrew Boyd, Daily Afflictions

20 Articles about the business of running an AI

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AI Scientists Have a Problem: AI Bots Are Reviewing Their Work ChatGPT is wreaking chaos in the field that birthed it.– Chronicle of Higher Ed 

How the Sparkles Emoji Became the Symbol of Our AI Future – Wall Street Journal

Google’s AI Search Gives Sites Dire Choice: Share Data or Die – Bloomberg  

The AI bubble has burst. Here's how we know. - Mashable 

The New A.I. Deal: Buy Everything but the Company – New York Times 

Inside the company that gathers ‘human data’ for every major AI company – Semafor

Websites are Blocking the Wrong AI Scrapers (Because AI Companies Keep Making New Ones) – 404 Media  

A CIO canceled a Microsoft AI deal. The reason should worry the entire tech industry – Business Insider  

Perplexity will soon start selling ads within AI search – Fast Company 

Meet Stability AI's Stable Video 4D, a nuanced take on AI video generation - ZDnet 

Bing’s AI redesign shoves the usual list of search results to the side – The Verge  

OpenAI starts testing prototype of new AI search tool – Axios  

Oops GPT OpenAI just announced a new search tool. Its demo already got something wrong. – The Atlantic  

Big Tech says AI is booming. Wall Street is starting to see a bubble. – Washington Post

Crisis Looms as AI Companies Rapidly Losing Access to Training Data – Futurism   

AI’s Real Hallucination Problem – The Atlantic   

Alphabet Reports 29% Jump in Profit as A.I. Efforts Begin to Pay Off – New York Times  

Google Fails to ‘Wow’ as AI Bills Mount - Wall Street Journal 

Meta Is Offering Hollywood Stars Millions for AI Voice Projects – Bloomberg

San Francisco’s AI startup boom is so big, even international founders who don’t run AI startups are relocating there to help their companies grow – Tech Crunch

Clear Writing vs Legalize

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MIT cognitive scientists set out to determine why laws are written in an incomprehensible style. Lawyers don’t like it. Your average person doesn’t like it, so why does it persist? The researchers theorized that legal writers start by coming up with a main idea but then they keep finding reasons to qualify the rules, and soon the writing is overly complicated. It turns out that wasn’t it at all. When they had people try to write laws, they immediately adopted a convoluted style of legal language. It’s called the "magic spell hypothesis." The researchers say, “Just as magic spells are written with a distinctive style that sets them apart from everyday language, using legal language appears to signal a special kind of authority.” Academic writing is similar. When students are asked to write something for a class, they immediately adopt the overly-formal writing style of academics.  

More: Study explains why laws are written in an incomprehensible style

16 Great Quotes about the Impact of AI on Jobs

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On Handshake, a job-search platform for college students, the share of job descriptions that mention ChatGPT and other generative-AI tools has tripled in the past year. While about one-quarter of those roles are tech-related, 16% are in marketing and 12% are in art and media. - Wall Street Journal

LinkedIn data shows that 59% of hiring managers wouldn’t hire someone without AI literacy skills. Professionals can no longer afford to ignore AI. -Fast Company

Valerie Capers Workman, chief talent engagement officer at Handshake, said generative AI is the new Microsoft Office. “The skill set will be ubiquitous 10 years from now, but in the next two to five years, it’s going to be a major asset in getting recruited,” she said. -Wall Street Journal

A Japanese mega-conglomerate says it's using AI to build what one of its designers called a "mental shield" that manipulates angry customers' voices so that call center employees don't have to deal with drama. Softbank insists it won't change customers' words, but instead will do things like make a shrill, angry voice lower, to become less grating, or else, raise the pitch. -ArsTechnica

Some employers have started administering prompt-engineering assessments, which evaluate how well you can instruct generative-AI models to complete a task, during the hiring process. -Wall Street Journal

The Stanford AI Index Report talks about how AI is associated with more productive workers, with work of higher quality, and with workers that are able to get work done in less time. There’s also data that suggests companies that integrate AI see tangible revenue increases and tangible cost decreases. -Big Think

AI has become such an inherent part of the copywriting process that many writers now add personal ‘AI policies’ to their professional websites to explain how they use the technology. They will forgo AI for those who prefer it – but you can expect to pay more. The extra time and mental energy required means AI-free projects come with a higher price tag. -BBC

Freelance jobs that require basic writing, coding or translation are disappearing across postings on job board Upwork. The number of freelance jobs posted on platforms, in the areas in which generative AI excels, have dropped by as much as 21%. -Wall Street Journal

Certain sectors are expected to experience growth due to AI advancements, particularly in healthcare and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields. However, the majority of job impacts will be concentrated in four main categories… -India Today

Job seekers are using AI to craft cover letters and résumés in seconds, and deploying new automated bots to robo-apply for hundreds of jobs in just a few clicks. In response, companies are deploying more bots of their own to sort through the oceans of applications. The result: a bot versus bot war -Wall Street Journal

Microsoft released its annual Work Trend Index in partnership with LinkedIn, surveying 31,000 people. The report suggests 66% of business leaders wouldn't hire someone without AI skills, and 71% of leaders would prefer to hire a less experienced candidate with AI skills than a more experienced candidate without them. -ZD Net

You're not going to be replaced by AI; you're going to be replaced by somebody who knows how to use AI. -Abran Maldonado, community liaison for OpenAI

Which types of positions are being replaced by AI the fastest? In the past two years, “the number of writing jobs declined 33%.” Meanwhile, “Video editing/production jobs are up 39%, graphic design jobs are up 8% & Web design jobs are up 10 percent." -Inc. Magazine

For years, people working in warehouses or fast food restaurants worried that automation could eliminate their jobs. But new research suggests that generative A.I. will have its biggest impact on white-collar workers with high-paying jobs in industries like banking and tech. -New York Times

A recent survey found 4 out of 10 employers are actively looking for people with AI development qualifications—and they would be willing to “hike pay levels for AI-skilled workers across business functions” with salaries potentially rising by an average of 35-43%. -Higher Ed Dive

When it comes to using ChatGPT at work, some business leaders believe that soft skills will be crucial in the age of AI. Earlier this month, Aneesh Raman, a vice president at LinkedIn, said that communication, creativity, and flexibility are skills that will set employees apart in the workforce as opposed to technical skills like coding. Perhaps doubling down on what makes you human may be what saves you from being replaced by AI. -Business Insider

14 Media Webinars This Week about AI, Journalism, Podcasting, & More

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Mon, Aug 26 - Beyond the Headlines: Voices of Palestinian Women in Journalism and Media

What: This initiative focuses on women in media and the unique role women play in shaping stories coming out of the Middle East, with specific attention to the current crisis in Gaza. It highlights the voices of three incredible Palestinian women working at the intersections of journalism and media.

Who: Tamar Haddad, full-time And Still We Rise Coordinator; Faten Alwan, a seasoned storyteller and journalist, narrates stories from the heart of conflict zones; Rana Abu Farha is a senior journalist and program presenter with over fifteen years of professional experience in national media; Rula Salameh is a veteran journalist, community organizer, and the Education and Outreach Director in Palestine for Just Vision, an organization that fills a media gap in Israel-Palestine through independent storytelling and strategic audience engagement.

When: 11 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Churches for Middle East Peace

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Mon, Aug 26 - How to turn your election coverage from horse-race to pro-democracy 

What: This training will help journalists have working understanding of pro-democracy journalism and its impact, develop reporting plans for thematic election stories, and pull from a set of quick tips to immediately elevate their coverage beyond the horse race.

Who: Beatrice Forman and Jaisal Noor — two organizers with U.S. Democracy Day.

When: 5 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists, Washington Chapter 

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Tues, Aug 27 - Foreign Correspondents: A Discussion with John Maxwell Hamilton

What: John Maxwell Hamilton will talk about the history of American foreign reporting, local/global story possibilities and his assessment of the current way US media outlets cover international events.

Who: John Maxwell Hamilton, journalist, author and journalism professor; Nerissa Young, Professor of instruction in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University

When: 7 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists

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Wed, Aug 28 - AI Is The Solution To Media’s Knowledge Crisis

What: Get actionable insights and detailed examples of how media companies and agencies are using AI to manage knowledge and foster collaboration and innovation. You’ll find out:  The extent of the media industry’s current knowledge management issues and their impact on productivity and innovation; How AI can revolutionize knowledge management by filtering out noise, uncovering insights and streamlining workflows; Real-world examples of companies like Condé Nast and Ogilvy, which have successfully integrated AI into their knowledge management systems.

Who: Tariq Rauf, Tariq Rauf CEO and Founder, Qatalog

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Qatlalog

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Wed, Aug 28 - Resisting misinformation in your election reporting

What: This briefing will offer research-backed strategies and tools to help reporters recognize and verify material of questionable validity and correct misinformation without inadvertently amplifying it. Three panelists will make brief presentations and then take reporter questions on the record.

Who: Dr. Cuihua Shen, University of California, Davis; Dr. Kate Starbird, University of Washington; Dr. Briony Swire-Thompson, Northeastern University; SciLine Director Rick Weiss  

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: New England Newspaper & Press Association

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Wed, Aug 28 - Supercharge Learning with Augmented Reality!

What: Ready to ditch static marketing materials and uninspiring events? This webinar is your guide to the future of learning and engagement - Augmented Reality (AR)! We'll break down the power of AR, then explore how to use it to: Craft Interactive Marketing: Imagine brochures that come alive with AR! Watch product demos, explore 3D models, or access additional learning content. Spark excitement for your learning events before they even begin.

Who: Destery Hildenbrand XR Solution Architect, Intellezy

When: 3 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Training Magazine Network

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Wed, Aug 28 - Putting Your Print Foot in the Podcasting World

What: Today’s media job market is all about the pivot. So how do you put your print foot into the podcasting world?  That’s what we’ll explore with a panel of experts who’ve made the leap from print to podcasting, and in some cases, back to print. How do you jump into podcasting? How is producing or writing for a podcast different from writing for print? Where do you learn that? How do you get podcast ideas funded?

Who: Carra Mallory, freelance podcast producer & writer, working in the past on Spotify podcasts Disappearances, Serial Killers, and Conspiracy Theories; Matt Frassica, independent podcast producer who has most recently worked on The Bag Game, a series for ESPN’s 30 for 30 podcast. He has piloted podcasts for the New York Times and PBS; Stacy St. Clair, investigative reporter, Chicago Tribune who worked with colleague Christy Gutowski on the podcast, Unsealed: The Tylenol Murders. The podcast was accompanied by a six-part print series in the newspaper.

When: 7 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalism

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Thu, Aug 29 - AI Policies for Grantmakers: How to Manage Risk and Harness AI for Good

What: Learn how a small but growing number of grantmakers are creating internal policies that aim to minimize risk while also ensuring that they can leverage AI for good. During this interactive session, we’ll cover the unique risks AI poses for funders, provide a rationale for creating an internal AI policy, and discuss what to consider as you build your own policy. We’ll also share real-life examples of AI policies that can help you shape a protocol that you can use at your organization.

Who: Ray Borkman Sr. Marketing Manager Blackbaud; Peter Panepento Co-Founder and Managing Partner Turn Two

When: 11 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Blackbaud

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Thu, Aug 29 - Election Coverage 101

What:  By attending this class, you'll learn: - How to approach voters and find relevant, timely sources for your stories. How to identify new election-related stories and report on under-served communities. How to localize stories about national elections and keep election coverage relevant to your audience.

Who: Emma Platoff The Boston Globe

When: 12 noon

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: New England First Amendment Coalition

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Thu, Aug 29 - Emerging Tech and the Future of Accessibility  

What: An expert panel discussion exploring the positive potential of technological innovation to transform society for the better by increasing accessibility for all.

Who: Alex Ambrose Policy Analyst Moderator; Scott Code Vice President, Center for Aging Services Technologies LeadingAge; Kai Frazier Founder & CEO Kai XR; Brian Switzer Program Manager for Accessibility Technology, Training, and Research The Carroll Center for the Blind.

When: 12 noon, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

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Thu, Aug 29 - Depolarize the news: Avoiding common pitfalls that make coverage feel biased

What: In this training, we’ll talk about how journalists can avoid common pitfalls that often can send signals of bias and alienate people from news coverage.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Trusting News

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Thu, Aug 29 - Mental health and election reporting

What: journalists will contribute anonymously to a series of prompts to learn actionable insights for reassessing and repairing their relationships with work. Created specifically for those working within a news organization, this session will help journalists assess where they sit on the stress spectrum, understand what is inside and outside of their control and self-prescribe a set of actions for election season to combat their unique blend of burnout.

Who: Samantha Ragland, API’s vice president of journalism programs, formally a member of the faculty at The Poynter Institute for Media Studies where she also served as director of the Leadership Academy for Women in Media.

When: 1 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: American Press Institute and Associated Press

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Thu, Aug 29 - Using Articulate Storyline 360 to Create Interactive Learning Lessons

What: Examples and demonstrate how easily Storyline can help you build interactive learning lessons with any content. We will explore how Slides, States, Layers, and Triggers work together to build any exercise you can imagine. We will also show and discuss how Variables and Conditions can be used for more advanced solutions.

Who: Ron Price Chief Learning Officer, Yukon Learning; Tom Kuhlmann Chief Learning Architect, Articulate

When: 3 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Training Magazine Network

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Thu, Aug 29 - Putting AI to Work for You and Your Students: The Practical Pieces

What: Learn how you can use what Khan Academy has available, free for teachers, for leveraging artificial intelligence to help students get unstuck and to assist teachers with administrative tasks and lesson planning. The panalists will share tangible ways that AI can be used to spark curiosity in students while supporting teachers with customizable lesson support, resources, and plans. 

Who: Kristen DiCerbo, Ph.D. is the Chief Learning Officer at Khan Academy; Dr. Wendy Amato is the Chief Academic Officer at Teaching Channel’s parent company, K12 Coalition.

When: 4 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Teaching Channel

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16 Recent Articles about AI’s future

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A Personal Notebook

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Successful people track their progress, set goals, reflect, and learn from their mistakes. And they often use some kind notebook to accomplish this. If you want to get somewhere in life, you need a map, and this notebook is that map. You can write down what you did today, what you tried to accomplish, where you made mistakes, and so forth. It’s a place to reflect. It’s a place to capture important thoughts. It’s a place to be able to track where you’ve been and where you intend to go. It’s one of the most underused, yet incredibly effective tools available to the masses.

Angel Chernoff

Setting Goals

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Self-regulation begins with setting goals - not big, life-directing goals, but more immediate goals for what you're going to be doing today. In the research, the poorest performers don't set goals at all; they just slog through their work. Mediocre performers set goals that are general and are often focused on simply achieving a good outcome - win the order; get the new project proposal done. The best performers set goals that are not about the outcome but rather about the process of reaching the outcome. 

The best performers are focused on how they could get better at some specific element of the work, just as a pianist may focus on improving a particular passage.

With a goal set, the next step is planning how to reach it. Again, the best performers make the most specific, technique-oriented plans. They're thinking exactly, not vaguely, of how to get where they're going. So if their goal is discerning the customer's unstated needs, their plan for achieving it on that day may be to listen for certain key words the customer might use, or to ask specific questions to bring out the customer's crucial issues.

Geoff Colvin, Why Talent is Overrated  

27 Articles about Politics & AI

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FCC pursues new rules for AI in political ads, but changes may not take effect before the election - Associated Press

As AI entrenches itself in the political world, discerning real from fake is critical – NBC Boston

Mayoral candidate vows to let VIC, an AI bot, run Wyoming’s capital city – Washington Post

Brands Love Influencers (Until Politics Get Involved) – New York Times

What AI is doing to campaigns - Politico

See why AI detection tools can fail to catch election deepfakes – Washington Post

Saudi Arabia Spends Big to Become an A.I. Superpower – New York Times

Trump's crowd-photo claims speed AI-driven truth decay – Axios  

The brewing storm over California’s AI bill – Semafor

Secretaries of state urge Musk to fix AI chatbot spreading false election info - Washington Post

With Smugglers and Front Companies, China Is Skirting American A.I. Bans - New York Times 

A neurological disorder stole her voice. Jennifer Wexton takes it back on the House floor – Associated Press  

A Kamala Harris Presidency Could Mean More of the Same on A.I. Regulation - New York Times 

California is a battleground for AI bills, as Trump plans to curb regulation - Washington Post 

Censorship slows China's AI advances – Axios  

US agents shut down huge Russian AI bot farm as fears over misinformation grow – Semafor  

A Hacker Stole OpenAI Secrets, Raising Fears That China Could, Too - New York Times 

The AI Industry starts to focus on a potential Trump presidency – Semafor  

Forget deepfake videos. Text and voice are this election’s true AI threat. – The Hill

The AI election is here. Regulators can’t decide whose problem it is. - Washington Post 

Generative AI poses Threat to election security, intelligence agencies warn – CBS News

The Low-Paid Humans Behind AI’s Smarts Ask Biden to Free Them From ‘Modern Day Slavery’ – Wired

UN adopts first resolution on artificial intelligence – Associated Press

Few AI deepfakes identified in EU elections, Microsoft president says – Reuters

The danger of deepfakes is not what you think – Financial Times 

J.D. Vance’s A.I. Agenda: Reduce Regulation – New York Times 

Over 80% of China’s businesses already use generative AI - Fortune

Trump Promotes A.I. Images to Falsely Suggest Taylor Swift Endorsed Him - New York Times

22 Articles about AI & Academic Scholarship

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AI tools for researchers: Key insights for librarians to enhance academic support – Springer Nature

OpenResearcher: An Open-Source Project that Harnesses AI to Accelerate Scientific Research – Marktechpost

Has your paper been used to train an AI model? Almost certainly - Nature

Flood Of 'Junk': How AI Is Changing Scientific Publishing - Barrons

How do I cite generative AI in MLA style? - Modern Language Association

AI scientists are producing a host of new theories of how our brains learn – The Economist 

Should scientists be paid when AI chatbots use their work? – Chemistry World

Artificial intelligence in scientific medical writing: Legitimate and deceptive uses and ethical concerns – Science Direct  

Revisiting the ‘Research Parasite’ Debate in the Age of AI – Undark  

AI is complicating plagiarism. How should scientists respond? – Nature

Woefully Insufficient Publisher Policies on Author AI Use Put Research Integrity at Risk – Scholarly Kitchen  

Academic authors 'shocked' after Taylor & Francis sells access to their research to Microsoft AI – The Bookseller 

Research findings strongly argue against the use of free AI detectors to detect fake scientific images - arXiv

Another paper with an anatomically incorrect image has been retracted – Retraction Watch 

Universities Don’t Want AI Research to Leave Them Behind – Wall Street Journal

AI Finds That AI Is Great In New Garbage Research From Tony Blair Institute – 404 Media  

Delving into ChatGPT usage in academic writing through excess vocabulary - arXiv 

AI threatens scientific research with fake papers – The Saturday Paper  

The role of ChatGPT in developing systematic literature searches: an evidence summary - Journal of the European Association for Health Information and Libraries

A Look Under the Hood of Scopus AI: Elsevier’s search tool for scholarly testing – Scholarly Kitchen  

How to cite ChatGPT in APA Style –  American Psychological Association

10 Best AI Tools for Research – BeeBom

How do AI Checkers Work?

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AI checkers will break down text, removing punctuation then use a technique called vectorization to convert it into a mathematical hash code for comparison to other text. Phrases and grammatical structure are assigned weights with uncommon language rated as more likely human-written. The AI detector also looks across the internet for use of the same language. The comparison identifies exact matches and paraphrases. This means data-rich companies like OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Meta are more likely to successfully identify AI-written material. Read more about this process on ZDnet

Setting Boundaries

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Many people feel that they are “people persons,” able to attract others and connect with them. At the same time, however, people persons often feel overwhelmed, anxious and frustrated about the obligations and responsibilities that their bonded relationships demand.  

Setting boundaries is the primary tool for strengthening your separateness and developing an accurate sense of responsibility.  The essence of boundaries is determining where you end and someone else begins, realizing your own person apart from others, and knowing your limits.  

A good way to understand this is to compare our lives to a house. Houses have certain maintenance needs, such as painting, terminate control and roof repairs. If, however, we’re spending all our time putting roofs on our neighbor’s houses while neglecting our own roof or we run the risk of a leaky roof or worse by the time we get back home.  

Think of all the different caring acts you performed over the last 24 hours. How many did you do grudgingly because you were under the threat of someone’s criticism or abandonment?  How many did you do under compulsion because you feel guilty if you don’t keep people happy?  And how many were from a cheerful heart, from the overflow caused by knowing you are loved by God and people in your life?   

John Townsend

Courses & Guides on Using AI

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16 Webinars This Week about Journalism, AI, Ethics, Social Media & More

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Mon, Aug 19 - Research for the Newsroom: Practical tools for adding depth to breaking and enterprise stories (4 meetings)

What: Students will learn strategies and tools for finding information in the course of your daily reporting.

Who: Barbara Gray of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York; John O’Neil of Bloomberg News

When: Aug. 19-Sept. 15

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: UT Austin Knight Center for Journalism

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Mon, Aug 19 - Climate Solutions Journalism: A Community-informed & Equity-focused Approach (2 meetings)

What: You will learn the key principles of solutions journalism. What is it? What is it not? Why is it important? And how to make it happen, from idea to reporting to completed story. The goal of this program is also to increase the number of news outlets publishing solutions-focused stories on the climate crisis.

Who: Hugo Balta, Solutions Journalism Network

When: Aug. 19 & Sept. 1

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: UT Austin Knight Center for Journalism

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Thu, Aug 19 - What AI Still Can’t Do

What: This session will examine the critical gaps in current AI capabilities and explore the advancements needed to elevate its impact across the nonprofit industry. We will uncover where AI technology needs to evolve, focusing on a mix of technology and ethical considerations. Additionally, we will address the human side of this transformation, emphasizing the importance of change management within organizations to foster an AI-ready culture.

Who: Griff Bohm Co-Founder SKY Developer Cohort; Abi Scott DMK Blackbaud

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Blackbaud

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Mon, Aug 19 - Using AI Tools like ChatGPT to Help You Launch and Grow Your Business 

What: In this workshop, you will learn how to harness AI tools effectively at every step of your entrepreneurial journey.

Who: Daniel Street, Asst. Professor of Accounting & Financial Management, Bucknell University

When: 6 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Pennsylvania Business One-Stop Shop 

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Mon, Aug 19 - AI in Video Journalism: Uses, Best Practices and Ethics – ONA Minilab

What: This session will cover practical applications, ethics, and best practices for AI in video creation. We’ll examine how AI can improve accessibility, automate processes, and generate insights, while also addressing concerns about content accuracy, algorithmic bias, and journalistic integrity.

Who: Basil Shadid is a documentary film and commercial producer whose credits include Academy Award nominated, Emmy winning, and Audience award winning films.

When: 12 noon, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: $25 or free for ONA members

Sponsors: Online News Association, the Video Consortium

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Mon, Aug 19 - Social science essentials for local reporters 

What: This free one-hour “crash course”—designed specifically for local and general assignment reporters—teaches basic principles about how social science works and ways it can be used to strengthen virtually any news story with a human element, especially this election season. The speakers will lay out key do’s, don’ts, and pitfalls to watch for when including science in your news reporting.

Who: Former longtime Washington Post science reporter Rick Weiss and Ph.D. neuroscientist Dr. Tori Espensen.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: New England Newspaper & Press Association

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Tue, Aug 20 - All AI Models Are Not Created Equal: and That’s a Good Thing

What: This presentation explores: Compelling differences in model performance (e.g open source vs. closed, model, vs model); The importance of a healthy, competitive ecosystem in lowering costs and maximizing ROI; Why end users need to rely on a variety of customized models; How to optimize model selection based on price, speed, and quality We'll demonstrate how understanding and leveraging these distinctions can lead to more effective AI implementation across various projects.

Who: Ivan Lee, Datasaur, CEO

When: 12 noon, Eastern  

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Open Data Science

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Tue, Aug 20 - AI as Your Image Creation Sidekick

What: You'll learn the power of DALL-E 3 by mastering the art of crafting precise and creative prompts that generate high-quality images tailored to your needs. Discover the secrets of effective image prompt creation Practice advanced image strategies that will save you time and boost your creativity Work through practical exercises and prompt hacks so you leave with the confidence to create images that reflect your imagination.

Who: Shannon Tipton, Owner of Learning Rebels

When: 12 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Training Magazine Network

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Wed, Aug 21 - Emerging Social Media Trends 

What: The world of social networks is changing rapidly. Yet, it’s important to know what will still benefit your business and which up-and-comers are worth your time. Come for an overview of the latest social marketing trends, as Digital Marketing Strategist Ray Sidney-Smith walks you through the trends and the latest forecasts! There’s no time like the present to plan your social media marketing and choose the right strategy, networks, and tactics.

Who: Ray Sidney-Smith, CEO, W3 Consulting

When: 10 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: $45

Sponsor: Pennsylvania Business One-Stop Shop 

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Thu, Aug 22 – Rural Health Journalism Workshop 2024

What: Join us for a daylong virtual workshop of talks, presentations and conversation about some of the biggest challenges in rural health. We’ll unpack the nuances of the rural hospital closures crisis; innovative solutions to health care workforce shortages; the national picture of reproductive health care access; what happened to all that opioid settlement money; and a candid conversation about what people still get wrong about rural America (and why it matters).

Who: A variety of journalists, academics, and health care professionals (see link for a list)

When: 9 am – 5 pm, Central

Where: Zoom

Cost: Discount for members

Sponsor: Association of Health Care Journalists

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Thu, Aug 22 - Leveraging AI Tools like ChatGPT to Accelerate Your Business Growth 

What: In this webinar, discover how AI tools like ChatGPT can revolutionize your business operations and drive exponential growth.  Topics covered will include: Understanding AI: An introduction to AI and how it can be integrated into business operations; Practical Applications: Real-world examples of how businesses use AI tools like ChatGPT to enhance productivity and customer engagement; Implementation Strategies: Step-by-step guidance on how to start using AI tools in your business with minimal cost and effort; Future Trends: Insights into the future of AI and how businesses can stay ahead of the curve.

Who: Dr. Jeff Bullock, CEO & Founder of PRISM AI Consultants.  

When: 12 noon, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Pennsylvania Business One-Stop Shop 

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Thu, Aug 22 - Leveraging AI for Video Research Synthesis and Pitch Creation

What: Participants will learn how to harness the power of Large Language Models (LLMs) to synthesize research documents and create compelling pitches. We’ll explore advanced prompting techniques, discuss security considerations when dealing with sensitive information, and walk through the process of crafting and editing fully-formatted pitch with a bit of AI assistance. Attendees will get access to mock interview transcripts, articles, and sample pitch structures to work with.

Who: Alex Clark is an adjunct professor of journalism at Columbia University and producer covering AI and misinformation for CBS News.

When: 12:30 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsors: Online News Association, The Video Consortium

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Thu, Aug 22 - What newspapers need to understand about Artificial Intelligence

What: These 70 minutes will be packed with information about: How AI came into being; What AI actually is and how it works (the details, but you’ll understand them); How AI has advanced and the types of AI available today; The dangers and pitfalls of AI; AI tools used by newspapers; Legal and ethical challenges when using AI; and much more!

Who: Newspaper Academy’s News Guru Kevin Slimp

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: $69

Sponsor: Virginia Press Association

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Thu, Aug 22 - Public Documents and Enterprise Reporting

What: Tips about how to access information and real-world examples of how document digging paid off.

Who: Chris Coates is a senior director–local news for Lee Enterprises and executive editor of The Richmond Times-Dispatch and other journalists.

When: 2 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: $35

Sponsor: Online Media Campus

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Thu, Aug 22 - What is service journalism, and how do I do it right?

What: Service journalism is more important now than ever, and more publications are hungry for this type of reporting. Let’s get into the weeds about how to find, report, write, and pitch compelling, useful service stories!

Who: Tim Herrera, former editor of The New York Times's service journalism desk Smarter Living, and Allie Volpe, senior reporter at Vox.

When: 4 pm, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: $20

Sponsor: Freelancing With Tim

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Fri, Aug 23 - The Future of PR: Emerging Trends and Changing Landscape

What: Learn about key drivers of change: technology, consumer behavior, and media evolution.  Discover the latest trends: digital PR, data-driven strategies, and social media. Learn how to integrate new tools and technologies into PR campaigns. Understand how to create engaging content for modern audiences.

Who: Nitin Naveen, Vice president-Innovation Strategy, AICorespot; Nandita Sen, Senior Director – Research & Analytics, InfoVision; Brandon Edwards, CEO, Unlock Health; Steve Bauer, SVP & Senior Partner, FleishmanHillard St. Louis; Ashley Barton, Senior Vice President & Group Director, 5WPR.

When: 9:45 am – 11:15 am, Eastern

Where: Zoom

Cost: Free

Sponsor: AICorespot

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