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9 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism & Media
/Tue, Feb 3 - Vibe Coding: Build Interactive Learning Experiences
What: In this webinar, you will learn how to use small HTML, CSS, and JavaScript pieces to enhance learning experiences inside the tools you already use. No coding background required. If you can describe what you need, you can build it.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Who: Destery Hildenbrand, Learning Technology Consultant and Founder; Jeff Batt, Founder, Learning & Development Specialist, Course Author, Learning Dojo.
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Training Magazine Network
Tue, Feb 3 - Leveraging AI to Streamline Operations for Nonprofits
What: Explore how AI tools can enhance operational efficiency for nonprofits. Learn practical strategies for automating repetitive tasks, optimizing resource allocation, and driving organizational impact. Gain actionable insights into implementing AI solutions tailored to nonprofit needs.
Who: Zach Patton, Tapp Network; Kyle Barkins, Tapp Network.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechSoup
Tue, Feb 3 - Responding to Research Misconduct Allegations
What: Allegations of research misconduct can be challenging for institutions and the teams responsible for communicating about them. In this PIO webinar our guests will share practical insights on how institutions can respond when concerns arise. The session will focus on how to navigate investigations and communicate clearly, effectively and transparently during challenging situations.
Who: Ivan Oransky, co-founder of Retraction Watch, and Megan Phelan, Communications Director for the Science family of journals at AAAS.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free to members
Sponsor: EurekAlert!
Tue, Feb 3 - Influencers, AI, and Credibility: Teach Students About the Information Ecosystem
What: We will explore teaching strategies and resources to help students distinguish between different kinds of content on social media. The session will demonstrate how to use the rich analogy of an ecosystem to help students understand today’s information landscape. Attendees will consider what makes an information ecosystem healthy and examine ways to encourage students to be mindful about the content they consume, share, create, and act on.
Who: Hannah Covington, Senior Director of Education Content, News Literacy Project.
When: 4 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: News Literacy Project
Tue, Feb 3 - Covering Immigration: ICE, Journalism, and Imperiled Civil Rights
What: A digital dialogue on covering the crisis surrounding immigration enforcement policy, the mandate of journalism, and the erosion of constitutional rights and civil liberties.
Who: Martin Reynolds, co-executive director of the Maynard Institute; Andrés Cediel, ASU Walter Cronkite School of Journalism; Michelle Zenarosa, Editor-in-Chief at LA Public Press; Christopher Mark Juhn, a photojournalist covering ICE, Customs and Border Patrol and Homeland Security operations in Minnesota.
When: 7 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The Maynard Institute
Wed, Feb 4 - Key Trends on AI in Newsrooms
What: It's 2026, and innovative newsrooms across the globe are using AI for a range of tasks. What are the key trends that are emerging? How can we ensure that we are prepared for the future and that editorial integrity remains central to all our efforts? How can collaboration help us get there faster?
Who: Florent Daudens, co-founder of Mizal AI; Ole Fehling, senior manager of data science at Highberg Consulting; Christoph Mayer, a partner at Highberg who leads the data & AI practice.
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free to INMA members
Sponsor: International News Media Association
Wed, Feb 4 - Welcome to AI Fundamentals
What: In this workshop, we will explain generative artificial intelligence and discuss its impact. You will gain a basic understanding of its shortcomings, as well as the ways it can be used effectively. You will leave the session understanding how to create prompts that will get you the best results in your conversations with the AI.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Duke University Center for Teaching and Learning
Wed, Feb 4 - Citizen Journalism 101: Local Voices, Real Stories
What: A hands-on workshop especially for Malden community members who care about the city and want to tell its stories.
Who: Kristin Palpini is a journalist and feature writer with 20 years of experience reporting, editing, and leading newsrooms in Massachusetts.
When: 7 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Urban Media Arts
Fri, Feb 6 - Mobile Reporting: Tools for Making Content on The Go
What: Level up your content creation skills with freelance journalist Victoria Lim, and discover a wide array of apps, gear, and strategies for shooting high quality photo and video using a smartphone. In this hands-on demonstration, we will also discuss how these skills have helped her to raise her earning potential with existing clients, and also helped her to attract new ones.
Who: Victoria Lim, Freelance Journalist; Jennifer Chowdhury, Independent Journalist & Founder, Port of Entry.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The Institute for Independent Journalism
Coming to terms with the Unknown
/A Dutch experiment gave subjects a series of jolts of electricity. The group was divided into those who knew they would receive 20 shocks and those who were told they would receive 17 mild shocks and 3 intense jolts. The second group wasn't told which shock was coming when.
The researchers found that the group that did not know what was coming had a higher level of anxiety, even though they received fewer hits. The group facing uncertainty sweated more, and their hearts beat faster.
Anticipation of the unknown creates more stress than knowing something bad is going to happen. We prefer knowing a sure thing, even if it is bad news, to suspecting there may be bad news waiting for us ahead.
It’s hard to come to terms with the unknown. When we know what we are facing, we are able to grieve and move forward. But when we don’t know whether to grieve or not, when we don’t know whether to feel relief or not, we become stuck in the land of uncertainty.
Stephen Goforth
Judgment can’t be Automated
/There is little doubt A.I. will be transformative. And yet, for all the disruption it promises, I am struck by how much will remain unchanged. The most consequential decisions in business have never been about processing information faster or detecting patterns more efficiently. The most salient concerns are questions such as what kind of enterprise a firm should aspire to be, what culture it should embrace, what risks it should tolerate and how its leaders can plan when the path forward is unclear. These are questions of judgment, and judgment cannot be automated — at least not any time soon. - Blair Effron writing in The New York Times
Around the Corner
/There are many points in life when we cannot see what awaits us around the corner, and it is precisely at such times, when our path forward is unclear, that we must bravely keep our nerve, resolutely putting one foot before the other as we march blindly into the dark.
Richard C. Morais, The Hundred-Foot Journey
26 Recent Articles about the Dangers of AI
/World ‘may not have time’ to prepare for AI safety risks, says leading researcher – The Guardian
The Dangerous Paradox of A.I. Abundance – The New Yorker
‘Dangerous and alarming’: Google removes some of its AI summaries after users’ health put at risk – The Guardian
The Risks of Kid-Friendly AI Learning Toys – EdWeek
There’s One Easy Solution to the A.I. Porn Problem – New York Times
Grok AI is undressing anyone, including minors - The Verge
Recovering from AI delusions means learning to chat to humans again – Washington Post
A teen’s final weeks with ChatGPT illustrate the AI suicide crisis - The Washington Post
The rise of deepfake cyberbullying poses a growing problem for schools – MSN
AI's energy gusher - Axios
Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled - MSN
It’s their job to keep AI from destroying everything Spoiler: the nine-person team works for Anthropic. – The Verge
Fears About A.I. Prompt Talks of Super PACs to Rein In the Industry - New York Times
Teens Are Saying Tearful Goodbyes to Their AI Companions – Wall Street Journal
Is AI making some people delusional? Families and experts are worried – LA Times
A Researcher Made an AI That Completely Breaks the Online Surveys Scientists Rely On – 404 Media
AI is changing the relationship between journalist and audience. There is much at stake – The Guardian
Don't fall into the anti-AI hype - antirez
The Adolescence of Technology Confronting and Overcoming the Risks of Powerful AI – Dario Amodei
Inside an AI start-up’s plan to scan and dispose of millions of books - Washington Post
The Hidden Dangers of AI-Driven Mental Health Care – Psychology Today
The dangers of not teaching students how to use AI responsibly – Phys.org
Pope Leo warns of dangers of AI, emphasizes dignity of human faces, voices – Catholic Culture
Rich countries’ greater use of AI risks deepening inequality, Anthropic warns – Financial Times
15 Articles about AI’s future
/What’s next for AI in 2026 - MIT Tech Review
85 Predictions for AI and the Law in 2026 – National Review
AI and the Next Economy – O’Reilly
Successful AI Will Be Simply a Part of Life – Wall Street Journal
Why AI predictions are so hard – MIT Tech Review
Is the Next A.I. Winter Coming in 2026? – Puck
AI Shift: Agentic AI is coming for quantitative research – Financial Times
Our AI Future Is Already Here, It’s Just Not Evenly Distributed - Wall Street Journal
True agentic AI is years away - here's why and how we get there - ZDnet
What AI means for the future of policing - Axios
AI makes human journalists more important than ever - Harvard’s Nieman Lab
It's Hard to Feel the AGI – Tensor Labbet
Google will look beyond volume journalism - Harvard’s Nieman Lab
I.M.F. Raises Forecast for Global Growth over investment in artificial intelligence – New York Times
In 2026, AI will outwrite humans - Harvard’s Nieman Lab
Leaders' AI Strategies Reveal What They Think of Their People
/AI is forcing every leader into a choice they can’t dodge: do you believe your people are fundamentally creative and motivated, or lazy and in need of control? Most leaders won’t want to answer that honestly, but their AI strategy already has. Douglas McGregor was a social psychologist and MIT Sloan professor who, in 1960, argued that leaders don’t just manage from goals and objectives; they manage from hidden assumptions about human nature. He called one cluster of assumptions Theory X: the belief that people dislike work, avoid responsibility, and need tight control and incentives to perform. The contrasting Theory Y assumed that, given the right conditions, people will seek responsibility, exercise self-direction, and bring far more creativity and judgment than most organizations ever tap. When leaders push AI in ways that amplify surveillance, shrink autonomy, or quietly replace judgment with automation, they aren’t just “modernizing,” they’re hard-coding Theory X into the operating system of work. Here’s the thing about Theory X/Y: McGregor wasn’t arguing which was right, whether employees were fundamentally lazy or capable, but that managerial beliefs become self-fulfilling. - Bud Waddell writing in Fast Company
The Way Forward
/It is no good getting furious if you get stuck. What I do is keep thinking about the problem but work on something else. Sometimes it is years before I see the way forward. -Stephen Hawking
21 Articles about AI & Legal Issues
/85 Predictions for AI and the Law in 2026 – National Law Review
How Judges Are Using AI to Help Decide Your Legal Dispute - Wall Street Journal
New York Times publisher: AI is using our facts without paying for them – Mediate
AI Surveillance Systems Are Causing a Staggering Number of Wrongful Arrests – Futurism
Researchers find compelling evidence that AI models are copying data, not just learning from it – Futurism
The NYT sued Perplexity claiming it repeatedly used its copyrighted work without permission. – New York Times
Matthew McConaughey Trademarks Himself to Fight AI Misuse – Wall Street Journal
Say Goodbye to the Billable Hour, Thanks to AI – Wall Street Journal
Deepfake of North Carolina lawmaker used in award-winning Whirlpool video - Washington Post
Prosecutor Used Flawed A.I. to Keep a Man in Jail, His Lawyers Say - New York Times
AI jury finds teen not guilty: The mock trial at the UNC School of Law raises questions about AI’s role in criminal justice. – University of North Carolina
Is AI making some people delusional? Families and experts are worried – LA Times
White House drafts order directing Justice Department to sue states that pass AI regulations - Washington Post
Who Pays When A.I. Is Wrong? - New York Times
OpenAI fights order to turn over millions of ChatGPT conversations – Reuters
I Built a Python Script to Make 10,000 Laws Understandable – Hackeroon
AI's Copyright Dilemma Affects All of Us, Even You. Here's What You Need to Know – CNET
Vigilante Lawyers Expose the Rising Tide of A.I. Slop in Court Filings - New York Times
An online database tracking AI “fabricated cases” cited in court filings - Damien Charlotin
South Korea launches landmark laws to regulate AI, startups warn of compliance burdens – Reuters
AI definitions: Open Source AI
/Open Source AI – The underlying source code of an AI is available to the public, including other businesses and researchers. It can be used, modified, and improved by anyone. Closed AI means access to the code is tightly controlled by the company that produced it. The closed model gives users greater certainty as to what they are getting, but open source allows for more innovation. Of course, once it’s out in the wild, open-source AI is impossible to corral. It could be used to spread disinformation or cause other serious harm. Open-source AI would include Stable Diffusion, Hugging Face, Llama (created by Meta), and DeepSeek (from China). Closed Source AI would include Google’s Bard and, despite its name, OpenAI (creator of ChatGPT).
An AI Prompt Strategy
/The difference between a bot with access to infinite knowledge and a good human doctor is that the doctor knows how to answer a question with more questions. That’s how you actually solve someone’s problem. An AI strategy I now use regularly: front-load your queries to a chatbot with as many details as you can think of, knowing that the AI might not stop to ask for some of them before trying to answer. Instead of “summarize this lease,” try “summarize this lease for a renter in D.C., flagging clauses about fees, renewal and early termination.” -Washington Post
Refused
/I have had prayers answered - most strangely so sometimes - but I think our heavenly Father's loving kindness has been even more evident in what He has refused me. -Lewis Carroll, born Jan. 27, 1832
24 Articles about Relationships with AI
/She built an AI bot of her mother to help her grieve – Rest of World
AI romance is not a bug It’s Big Tech’s most dangerous feature. – Fast Company
Could AI relationships actually be good for us? - The Guardian
A religious fervor surrounds our relationship with technology. – New York Times
Inside Google's vision to make Gmail your personal AI agent command center - ZDnet
AI Romance is Perverse – Christianity Today
They hear, but do they care? What AI can teach us about listening better – BBC
People Are Paying $99 a Month to Talk to a Tony Robbins Chatbot – Wall Street Journal
Recovering from AI delusions means learning to chat to humans again – Washington Post
AI companions: "The new imaginary friend" redefining children's friendships – Axios
A mom thought her daughter was texting friends before her suicide. It was an AI chatbot. – CBS News
A teen’s final weeks with ChatGPT illustrate the AI suicide crisis - The Washington Post
A Prompt Engineering Framework for Large Language Model-Based Mental Health Chatbots - PubMed
Empathetic, Available, Cheap: When A.I. Offers What Doctors Don’t – New York Times
Teens Are Saying Tearful Goodbyes to Their AI Companions - Wall Street Journal
The Biggest AI Companies Met to Find a Better Path for Chatbot Companions – Wired
Is AI making some people delusional? Families and experts are worried – LA Times
Instead of an AI Health Coach, You Could Just Have Friends – Wired
Admit it, You're in a Relationship with AI – Bloomberg
The People who Marry Chatbots – The Atlantic
Google and Character.AI to Settle Lawsuit Over Teenager’s Death - New York Times
AI companions: "The new imaginary friend" redefining children's friendships - Axios
There is no security
/There is no security on this earth, there is only opportunity. -General Douglas MacArthur (born Jan. 26, 1880)
24 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism & Media
/Tue, Jan 27- Journalism, Media, & Technology Trends and Predictions 2026
What: This report examines how generative AI, shifting audience behaviors, and the rise of creators are accelerating change across the news industry. Join the lead as he presents and discusses the report’s key findings.
Who: Mitali Mukherjee Director, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism; Nic Newman, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism; Joanna Webster, Global Editor, Agency News Strategy, Reuters.
When: 9 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
Tue, Jan 27- Rethinking Visual Design in eLearning with Generative AI
What: We’ll explore how AI-powered image generation is reshaping the way instructional designers create visuals for eLearning. You’ll see how generative AI can help you move beyond generic stock images to create purposeful, contextual, and consistent visuals—faster than ever before.
Who: Sharath Ramaswamy Senior eLearning Evangelist, Adobe.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Adobe
Tue, Jan 27- How journalism collaboratives can accept corporate sponsorships
What: This webinar will help collaboratives understand the range of sponsorship opportunities, including in-kind partnerships, event sponsorship support, and funding for editorial projects, with a focus on how they can work effectively for journalism collaboratives.
Who: Emily Dresslar, Partnerships & Philanthropy at The Assembly.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Center for Cooperative Media
Tue, Jan 27- Enhancing independence with the Meta Glasses
What: This workshop will explore the emerging role of Meta Glasses as assistive technology and examine how wearable AI can enhance independence and everyday functioning for people with diverse needs. We will highlight features such as object identification and text interpretation, along with practical examples across school, work, home, and community settings. The session will also demonstrate how the glasses can be pivotal for users with mobility limitations, low vision, or executive function challenges.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Pacer Center
Tue, Jan 27- 2026 AI Trends That Will Transform Your Organization
What: Learn practical strategies to strengthen digital visibility, protect your data, personalize outreach at scale, and streamline internal processes with intelligent automation. Whether your organization is just beginning its AI journey or is looking to accelerate adoption, this presentation and Q&A will empower you to confidently navigate the future and position your team for long-term success. Tapp Network will guide you through actionable steps to harness AI as a strategic advantage and become a leader in innovation within your industry.
Who: Joe DiGiovanni, Tapp Network, Co-Founder; Kyle Barkins, Tapp Network , Co-Founder.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechSoup
Tue, Jan 27- Should publishers block AI bots from scraping their content?
What: We will show you how AI actually impacts different types of publishers, how blocking AI bots impacts your visibility and website traffic, loopholes that AI companies use to scrape your content, and how to block AI bots effectively.
Who: Eric Shanfelt Founding Partner, Nearview Media.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Local Media Association
Tue, Jan 27- Ghostwriting, Meet AI: Build a Custom GPT That Captures Your Exec’s Voice
What: We will guide you step-by-step through building a GPT that writes in your executive’s voice. Following this webinar, you’ll have a tool ready to draft posts, speeches, internal memos or thought-leadership pieces, retaining tone, cadence and personality while giving your team speed and scale.
Who: Allison Carter is the editor-in-chief of PR Daily and Ragan Communications.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: $40 members.
Sponsor: Public Relations Society of America
Wed, Jan 28 - Datawrapper’s API: A Beginner’s Guide with Python
What: How to use Datawrapper’s API with Python to automate chart creation and integrate data visualization into your workflow.
Who: Datawrapper Product Specialist Guillermina Sutter Schneider.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Datawrapper
Wed, Jan 28 - ChatGPT at Work: What Top Performers are Doing Differently
What: We’ll share what top-performing ChatGPT users do differently to change how they work, their impact, and their career trajectory.
Who: Jen Beltran, AI Deployment Manager, OpenAI.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI Academy
Wed, Jan 28 - Building AI-Ready Teams: Unlocking Your People’s Potential in Partnership With AI
What: In this webinar, you’ll learn how to: Build your team’s confidence in using AI and clarity around its use within your organization; Model responsible use, remove roadblocks and celebrate wins so that new workflows stick and scale; Spot high-value AI opportunities and create repeatable habits that spread AI adoption and results; Guide yourself and your team to use AI with purpose, consistency and measurable outcomes.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: FranklinCovey
Wed, Jan 28 - Freelance Pitch Panel
What: Freelancers of all experience levels will learn from seasoned editors about best pitching practices and common pitching pitfalls, have their pitches critiqued and get advice on how to build a robust and diverse freelance portfolio.
Who: Allison Entrekin, Executive Editor, Southbound Magazine; Paul Fain, Co-founder and Editor, Work Shift; Lou Harry, Editor-in-Chief, Quill Magazine; Collin Kelley, Executive Editor, Atlanta Intown and Rough Draft; Laura Kate Whitney, Editor-at-Large, Good Grit.
Mark Woolsey, SPJ Georgia At-Large Board Member
When: 6:30 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists, Georgia
Wed, Jan 28 - AI-Palooza: Tools for Journalists & Communicators
What: Ways journalists and communicators can use AI ethically, enabling both groups to do their jobs smarter and better.
Who: Benét Wilson, owner/editor-in-chief of Aviation Queen.
When: 7 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: National Association of Black Journalists
Wed, Jan 28 - Citizen Journalism 101: Local Voices, Real Stories
What: The Power of Local Stories — Mission, Ideas & Purpose - Why local journalism matters — from holding power to celebrating people. Explore different types of stories; Finding your first story; Where stories begin.
Who: Journalist Kristin Palpini.
When: 7 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Urban Media Arts
Thu, Jan 29 - Collecting Public Opinion During Conflict
What: How AI-assisted methods can be applied to actual public opinion research, especially on highly sensitive and polarized issues. It provides valuable insights for exploring new methods of polling and consensus-building.
Who: Andrew Konya, Remesh USA.
When: 9 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: World Association for Public Opinion Research
Thu, Jan 29 - Social Media Marketing
What: This session breaks down social media marketing into manageable steps you can actually maintain. You’ll learn: How to choose the right platforms for your business; What types of posts work best; How to stay consistent without burnout.
When: 11:30 am
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Small Business Development Center, Gannon University
Thu, Jan 29 - Disinformation Detox: Teaching Disinformation from Inside the Information Ecosystem
What: Participants will leave with a complete worked example of the assignment, a menu of theoretical lenses.This session is designed for media and information literacy educators who want to move beyond fact-checking checklists toward pedagogical practices that mirror the complexity of the information systems our students inhabit.
Who: Gina Marcello, Rutgers University.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Media Education Lab
Thu, Jan 29 - Covering Policies that Restrict DEI
What: Hear from a policy analyst, civil rights lawyer and journalist who can provide attendees with insights into policies and legislation from the state house to the White House. Reporters can expect to walk away with tools to stay ahead of the story and avoid missing critical developments happening in legislative halls, federal agencies, college campuses and classrooms.
Who: Arthur Coleman, founding partner, EducationCounsel; Heidi Tseu, assistant vice president of national engagement, American Council on Education; Brooklyn Draisey, higher education reporter, Iowa Capital Dispatch.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Education Writers Association
Thu, Jan 29 - The 2026 Advertising Reset: Frameworks for AI and Measurement
What: How to support faster audience creation, more resilient measurement, and smarter budget decisions across paid media, without sacrificing governance or control. You’ll see how leaders are navigating new advertising hurdles with AI-driven systems that connect audience intelligence, real-time qualification, rapid experimentation, and continuous optimization.
Who: Sohail Wadera, Senior Engineering Manager, Autodesk; Colleen Wolfe, Uniphore.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Uniphore
Thu, Jan 29 - Copyright in the Age of Generative AI
What: Stay informed on how shifting copyright laws and policy debates are responding to generative AI. This session explores recent legislative developments, emerging case law, and practical guidance for libraries navigating AI driven content and copyright questions.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Idaho Commission for Libraries
Thu, Jan 29 - Strategies for Overcoming Writer's Block
What: Tips and tricks that will get you in the flow and writing like a professional. Whether you're a beginner or advanced, these tools are ones that anyone will find enlightening and invaluable.
Who: Derek Taylor Kent is the author of 19 books.
When: 1:30 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Author Learning Center
Thu, Jan 29 - What’s New with AI in PowerPoint Copilot?
What: You’ll see how Copilot can help develop story outlines that relate to your audience, create highly graphic slides, manipulate images, update data, align slide content, and create useful summaries and handouts to share as resources afterwards. And, given that this is being written several months before we go live, who knows what else will come through.
Who: Richard Goring, Director, BrightCarbon.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: ispring
Thu, Jan 29 - Amplify your voice: How to build credibility and connections on LinkedIn
What: How to use LinkedIn with the intention to build authentic connections, expand your reach, and strengthen your professional reputation.
Who: Cory Welsh, LinkedIn
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: USC Anneberg School for Communication & Journalism
Fri, Jan 30 - How to Legally Protect Your Newsgathering, with the Cornell First Amendment Clinic's Local Journalism Project
What: A free webinar for journalists on how they can legally protect their newsgathering. The program will include a refresher on the basics of defamation law, how to strengthen an article against any potential defamation claim, what to avoid in terms of internal communications that could be twisted in later litigation, best practices for protecting sources, your right to record law enforcement, etc.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The Cornell Law School First Amendment Clinic
Fri, Jan 30 - ASERL Copyright Office Hour
What: Please bring your puzzling and perplexing copyright questions.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Association of Southeastern Research Libraries
LLM Strengths & Weaknesses
/Large Language Models have demonstrated impressive capabilities in reasoning and planning [but] LLM-based agents continue to fail in complex, multi-step planning tasks. More from a paper published in Arxiv
Life is About
/Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain. - Vivian Greene
Knowledge collapse
/In a world where AI increasingly mediates access to knowledge, future generations might lose connection with vast bodies of experience, insight and wisdom. AI developers might argue that this is simply a data problem, solvable by incorporating more diverse sources into training datasets. While that might be technically possible, the challenges of data sourcing, prioritization and representation are far more complex than such a solution implies. - Deepak Varuvel Dennisonis
AI Definitions: Liquid Foundation Models
/Liquid Foundation Models (LFM) – This type of AI has a smaller memory footprint but packs greater computational power than the transformer models found in most GenAI systems. Using fewer parameters and neurons than transformers, LFMs are designed to handle a variety of sequential data (such as text, video, and audio) with significant accuracy. LFMs do not rely on existing frameworks as transformers do. They are built from the ground up (that is, built on “first principles”).