Those who turn back
/Those who turn back know only the ordeal, but they who persevere remember the adventure. -Milo L. Arnold
15 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism & Media
/Mon, Sept 28 - How to Maximize Google Business Profile Traffic in the Age of AI
What: Here’s what we’ll cover: The new rules shaping Google Business Profiles; What you need to know about the new GBP verification process; How AI is influencing local search visibility; Actionable ways to protect and grow your local traffic.
Who: Brad Schaeffer, Global Partnerships, Google; Anna Rindels, Senior Optimization Strategist, Alchemer.
When: 8 pm, Eastern
Where: BrightTALK
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechTarget
Tue, Sept 29 - Artificial intelligence and journalism: audiences, guidelines and products
What: Renowned journalists, scholars and representatives of European tech companies share insights and best practices on the smart use of AI in journalistic work.
Who: Hans Brorsen, Valid; Morana Perić, DeepL; Manuel Herranz, Pangeanic; J. Alex Dalessio, eQualitie; Dren Gërguri, University of Prishtina; Amina Mahović Balkan, Investigative Reporting Regional Network; Hannes Cools, University of Amsterdam; Nisrine Salameh, International Federation of Journalists.
When: 3 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom.
Tue, Sept 29 - How are newsrooms rethinking election coverage?
What: The panel will explore how election coverage is evolving, from newsroom planning and technology to audience expectations and reaching local communities, sharing practical lessons and approaches that news organizations can apply to their own coverage.
Who: David Scott, Vice President of AP Elections; Josh Lawson, OpenAI; Kimbriell Kelly, Chicago Public Media; Maritza L. Félix of Conecta Arizona; Arnon Mishkin, leads the Fox News Decision Team.
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Associated Press
Tue, Sept 29 - Diagnose Before You Optimize: Using Insights and AI to Grow Publisher Revenue
What: This session will focus on one of the biggest questions facing publishers today: when revenue is under pressure, how do you identify what is actually causing the problem before deciding what to optimize? The session will also examine how AI can support faster diagnosis, surface meaningful insights and help revenue teams move more quickly toward informed action.
Who: Olly Aulakh, Chief Revenue Officer, Opti Digital; Rob Beeler, CEO & Founder of Beeler.Tech.
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Local Media Association
Tue, Sept 29 - Everyday Applications of AI in Learning
What: Industry experts will share how organizations are putting AI to work across the learning lifecycle. Learn practical approaches for streamlining content development, supporting personalized learning and improving the learner experience. Whether you are exploring AI for the first time or building on existing efforts, this session will offer insights to help you apply it more effectively in your day-to-day work.
Who: Nolan T Hout, Senior Vice President of Growth, Infopro Learning; Jessica Peck, Senior Sales Content Manager, Allego; Dan Doherty, Senior Sales Engineer, Allego; Kim Merritt, Founder and President, The URL dr; Ankit Petkar, Instructional Designer, CommLab India; Vineet Unnithan, Instructional Designer, CommLab India; Debbie Richards, Technology Consultant, Creative Interactive Ideas.
When: 11 am – 3:45 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Training Industry
Tue, Sept 29 - When Sources Don’t Tell The Truth
What: How journalists can report ethically and effectively on false statements by politicians or other sources.
Who: New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker; Stephen J. Adler, the director of NYU’s Ethics and Journalism Initiative and former Reuters editor-in-chief.
When: 12:30 pm, Eastern
Where: Eventbrite
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The Ethics & Journalism Initiative
Tue, Sept 29 - Covering Midterms and Beyond
What: Learn how to cover elections with skill, speedy and clarify while still listening to voters, pushing past misinformation and getting to the heart of what matters to your audience.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free to members
Sponsor: Investigative Reporters and Editors
Tue, Sept 29 - How to Reduce Downtime and Improve Operations With AI
What: You'll learn: Ways to reduce downtime and improve operational efficiency; How to connect information across systems without disrupting existing workflows; Lessons learned from applying AI in complex, mission-critical environments.
Who: Maddie Wolf, General Manager & Vice President, Operations, Legion Intelligence.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: GovLopp
Tue, Sept 29 - Human Review vs. Verified Pipelines: What Catches Bugs in the Age of AI Code
What: Why code review is breaking down under AI-generated volume and what a pipeline that verifies every deployment against a defined set of rules actually looks like in practice, regardless of whether a human, an AI agent, or a very determined intern wrote the code.
Who: Viktor Farcic, New Stack; John Bristowe, Principal Developer Advocate, Octopus Deploy.
When: 2:30 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The New Stack
Tue, Sept 29 - AI and Accessibility: Passing the Scan, Failing the User
What: We will discuss how to bring intentional, human-centered accessibility practices into AI-assisted workflows, using AI to support learning and development without letting it decide what "accessible enough" means. You'll leave with a practical way to evaluate AI-generated content, know when to trust automated checkers (and when not to), and keep people at the center of your design decisions.
Who: Sarah Mercier, MBA, CPACC CEO, Build Capable.
When: 3 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Training Magazine Network
Wed, Sept 30 – Media co-ops: How journalists and news organizations are building together
What: More journalists, creators, and communities are experimenting with cooperative models. These efforts help members share resources, build sustainable organizations, and develop new approaches to producing and supporting media.
Who: Noémi Giszpenc, Executive Director, Keystone Development Center; Brandy Jensen, Culture editor, Defector; Steve Mellon, former NewsGuild striker & Staff photographer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Nicole Washington, Program Manager, Shared Media Services Project at Start.Coop; Eli Zeger, Writer, editor & researcher at Concordia University in Montréal.
When: 10 am, Eastern
Where: Eventbrite
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Center for Cooperative Media
Wed, Sept 30 - Digital security for investigative journalists
What: This online safety workshop will provide investigative journalists with techniques and tools that can help keep their data, identity, and reporting safe and effective. Attendees will learn about how to assess their digital threat landscape, understand their digital toolbox options, protect sensitive data, and securely communicate with sources.
Who: Christopher Jones at the Committee to Protect Journalists.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: The Committee to Protect Journalists
Wed, Sept 30 - Codex bootcamp 201: Team workflows
What: This intermediate session is designed for builders ready to move beyond individual tasks and establish collaborative development practices. You’ll leave with practical patterns for coordinating longer-running work, sharing context across a team, and using Codex more consistently across projects.
Who: Marcus Stallworth, Builder ADM, OpenAI; Palash Sushil Matey, AI Deployment Manager, OpenAI; Gaëlle El Feghali, AI Deployment Manager, OpenAI.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI Academy
Wed, Sept 30 - The Human Half of Agentic AI
What: Learn how approval gates can work when marketing runs around the clock—and human judgment becomes the job, instead of the bottleneck.
Who: Rafa Flores, Chief Product and Growth Officer, Treasure; Sam Kwapong, Lead Product Manager, Treasure AI.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TreasureAI
Thu, Oct 1 - Beyond the Prompt: Building Repeatable AI Workflows for Nonprofit Fundraisers
What: How ChatGPT Work can help teams review source materials, develop a campaign plan, turn a proven process into a reusable Skill, and prepare recurring campaign updates. The goal is to spend less time on repeatable work while keeping human judgment, empathy, trust, and donor relationships at the center.
Who: Alex Nawar, Head of OpenAI Academy, OpenAI.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI Academy
AI Definitions: Tokenmaxxing
/Tokenmaxxing - Maximizing the use of AI by using as many tokens as possible. Some companies have treated this high consumption as a status symbol for productivity. However, the practice used up AI budgets quickly and has fallen out of favor in the corporate world.
Students & Ideas
/The university is not engaged in making ideas safe for students. It is engaged in making students safe for ideas. -Clark Kerr
26 Surprising Things AI can do now
/FAA launches AI tool to assist air traffic control at major D.C.-area airports – Washington Post
K-Pop Is Betting on AI and Robots. Will Fans Buy It? – Wall Street Journal
How DraftKings Uses A.I. to Target the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose – New York Times
Satellite data combined with machine learning gives meteorologists new tools to predict deadly floods sooner. – The Verge
AI can now control fusion plasma faster than humans can react – Science Daily
Will A.I. Kill Us? Can It Hack My Bank Account? Your A.I. Questions Answered – New York Times
Mastercard Joins Visa in Letting AI Bots Do Your Shopping – Wall Street Journal
Single brain implant enables people with paralysis to speak and convey upper-body gestures simultaneously via a virtual avatar - National Institutes of Health
Listing sites are littered with homes with fake fireplaces, improved views and virtual landscaping, raising false advertising concerns. – New York Times
Manuscripts-turned AI agents can now ‘talk’ to each other, make new discoveries – Stanford
Philosophy Journal Publishes Largely AI-Authored Article — On Purpose – Daily Nous
OpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems’ – New York Times
This may be the first academic profession to see its work taken over by AI – Washington Post
Google’s New Phone Comes With Plenty of A.I. Does Anyone Want That? – New York Times
Your AI agents can now control your Google Home devices – Tech Crunch
AI agents are checking the scientific literature — and spotting decades-old errors – Nature
A.I. Is Everywhere in China. See For Yourself. – New York Times
OpenAI’s latest math breakthroughs commit research misconduct, experts say – Scientific American
This $150 lifetime AI-powered app listens while you play piano and coaches you in real time - Mashable
I was an AI skeptic — until I started using it to identify plants – Tom’s Guide
Oh Lord, AI Reporters Are Actually Breaking Big News – Wired
Baby’s first A.I. surveillance will track sleep and other data for young children – New York Times
AI Can Now Create Viruses From Scratch. What Happens When Someone Uses It for Harm? - Popular Mechanics
AI assistant hacks gym website in first known Australian autonomous cyber attack – ABC
A New Class of Cuddly Mascots Is Selling Everything From AI to Tap Water – Wall Street Journal
An A.I. was able to create 16 viruses not found in nature after scientists trained it on DNA libraries – New York Times
Making Peace
/Until you make peace with who you are, you’ll never be content with what you have. -Doris Mortman
AI Definitions: Model Architecture
/Model Architecture — The blueprint for how an AI system is built. Like the architecture of a building, it defines how data flows through the model, how information is processed, and how results are produced.
Stanford's Use of AI Questioned
/Stanford University used AI to replace a Latino man with a fictitious Black woman on banners displayed on campus. The faces of the other students in the banner were also edited with AI tools, to make them appear slimmer. Stanford officials said the use of AI violated university policy, and the school has removed the welcome banners. -San Francisco Standard
15 (mostly free & one-hour) Journalism Courses about Legal Issues & AI
/Journalism & Legal Issues
How to Navigate the Court System
How to Avoid Libel in Your Reporting
How to Invoke the Fair Report Privilege
Safeguarding your journalism against legal threats
Journalism & AI
AI & the Future of Fact-Checking: Building tools, ClaimReview, Sustainability and the IFCN Code $30.
Use a Compass
/Use a compass instead of a clock. It’s more important what direction you are going than how quickly you get there.
Unstirred Waters
/Unstirred waters lead to stagnation, and stagnation can't support life. -Ron Martoia
AI Definitions: Intent Continuity
/Intent Continuity – When an AI agent carries an old requirement into a new task without the user having to repeat it, and dropping that rule if something newer overrides it. This is particularly important when using coding agents for long-running projects where rules can be forgotten. It is not important when running single-session tasks that carry no history or when the rules never change.
26 Webinars this week about AI, Journalism & Media
/Tue, Sept 22 - Al in a Crisis: New Risks, Faster Detection and Smarter Response
What: A practical look at how generative AI is reshaping crisis communications, and how communicators can use the technology to strengthen their approach to risk and response.
Who: Sequencr AI Founder and CEO, Matt Collette; PRCA APAC Chair, Jeremy Seow.
When: 1 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Telum Media
Tue, Sept 22 - Silencing Journalists Online: How Copyright Is Being Weaponized Against Investigative Journalists
What: This webinar brings experienced journalists and a technologist from across different continents who have all faced or investigated this growing threat to press freedom.
Who: Maxence Peigné, a French journalist based in London; Tamara Yesmin Toma, an OSINT investigator and digital rights researcher from Bangladesh; Jose Luis Peñarredonda, an award-winning journalist and digital researcher at the Centro Latinoamericano de Investigación Periodístic; Raya Sharbain, an independent security trainer and researcher; Maxime Koami Domegni, GIJN’s Francophone Africa Editor.
When: 9 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Global Investigative Journalism Network
Tue, Sept 22 - Negotiating Qualitative Research Quality in the Age of AI
What: Attendees will learn a framework for articulating how they understand their own research or to use with patrons conducting qualitative work. This framework can be used to inform decision-making around technology for data analysis, including the use of AI.
Who: Jess Hagman is the Social Sciences Research Librarian at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
When: 11 am, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsors: The Science and Technology Libraries Section & Social Science Libraries Section
Tue, Sept 22 - Freedom of the Press in a Divided America
What: Explore new Pew-Knight Initiative research on how Americans view press freedom, the challenges facing a free press and what can be done to protect it.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Poynter
Tue, Sept 22 - Best Practices Webinar - Reporter Boot Camps
What: Best practices for reporter boot camps, in-person visits, and science communications training programs.
Who: David Cameron, Broad Institute; Jill Rosen, Johns Hopkins University; Emily Caldwell, Ohio State University.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Newswise
Tue, Sept 22 - The Future of Measurement: Creator Spend Needs Media Discipline
What: In this session, you’ll learn: Why the engagement trap is quietly derailing creator ROI; A practical framework for evaluating creator partnerships before you commit spend; How to match strategy to goal, so you’re not applying an awareness playbook to a conversion objective.
Who: Nicole Jones EVP, head of media growth and strategy, Kantar NA; Gazmend Alushi, President, Measurement & Analytics Whalar.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Kantar
Tue, Sept 22 - How collaboratives can work with student journalists
What: Come learn how four collaboratives work with student journalists and newsrooms and ways they contribute.
Who: Heather May, Great Salt Lake Collaborative; Kathy Lefler, Wichita Journalism Collaborative; Ray Schmitt, Penn State Student Media; Manny Garcia, South Florida Collaborative Journalism Initiative.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Eventbrite
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Center for Cooperative Media
Tue, Sept 22 - How to Know Where Your Nonprofit Stands with AI and What to Do Next
What: This session is designed to help nonprofit leaders gain a clear, honest picture of where they stand with AI and what a realistic path forward looks like. Tapp Network will introduce the AI Maturity Ladder, a practical framework that maps four stages of AI adoption from manual operations to fully automated workflows.
Who: Zach Paton & Joe DiGiovanni, Tapp Network.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechSoup
Tue, Sept 22 - ChatGPT Ads & GEO: A Roundtable With Go Fish Digital & OpenAI
What: Leave this webinar knowing how to maximize your presence on ChatGPT & other LLMs. You’ll hear from the experts on how to gauge where your time should go on the GEO side and where your budget should go on the paid side.
Who: Abhilash Edathil, Head of SMB Monetization, OpenAI; Ashish Jacob, GEO Search Manager, Go Fish Digital; Patrick Algrim, VP of GEO, Go Fish Digital.
When: 2 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Search Engine Journal
Tue, Sept 22 - Election Talk: How are the Media and Social Media Doing in Informing Voters?
What: The Safeguarding Democracy Project is built upon the premise that tackling issues of the U.S. election integrity must be collaborative: across ideologies, across scholarly disciplines, and as a bridge between theory and practice.
Who: David Folkenflik, NPR; David Kaye, University of California Irvine; Carrie Levine, Votebeat; Shannon Mcgregor, University of North Carolina); Richard L. Hasen, Director, Safeguarding Democracy Project, UCLA.
When: 3:15 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsors: Institute for Technology, Law & Policy, UCLA Law.
Tue, Sept 22 - Safety & Security for Journalists
What: This virtual panel brings together experienced safety and security experts to offer practical tips on what journalists need to know to stay safe in the field and online this fall.
Who: Christopher Jones, Journalist Safety Advisor, Committee to Protect Journalists Dr. Martin Shelton, Deputy Director of Digital Security, Freedom of the Press Foundation Ofc. Chuck McPhilamy, Public Information Officer, Marietta Police Department Moderated by: Katja Ridderbusch, SPJ National Programming Committee
When: 6:30 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists
Wed, Sept 23 - The Next Era of Performance Marketing
What: This session traces how performance creative got here, where the strongest teams are taking it now, and what’s next. You’ll also see how Superside connects intelligence, creative, and results in a loop that turns performance data into real business outcomes.
Who: Robert Larson, head of AI Solutions; Billy Jones, General Manager, Superside.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Superside
Wed, Sept 23 - The Paper Trail Next Door: Using Newspaper Archives for Everyday Local Research
What: Learn how you and your patrons can become "private investigators" by uncovering meaningful information in newspaper archives.
Who: Monika Z. Leal, research analyst, NewsBank.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: NewsBank
Wed, Sept 23 - Codex bootcamp 101: Agentic coding
What: Learn how to use Codex for practical agentic coding workflows. We’ll cover how to scope tasks, provide effective context, steer work as it progresses, and review changes before they’re applied. This introductory session is designed for builders getting started with Codex or looking to build stronger day-to-day habits. You’ll leave with a repeatable foundation for using Codex effectively in real codebases.
Who: Sean Lubbers, Technical Success, OpenAI; Palash Sushil Matey, AI Deployment Manager. OpenAI; Lisa Preissler, AI Deployment Manager, OpenAI.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: OpenAI Academy
Wed, Sept 23 - Beat the Fear of Public Speaking and Gain New Opportunities
Who: Ruth E. Thaler-Carter, award-winning freelance writer, editor, and speaker.
When: 6 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists
Thu, Sept 24 - How United Daily News Group Uses Data and AI to Reclaim Advertising Revenue
What: How United Daily News Group uses first-party and zero-party data, audience insights, and AI-powered solutions to improve advertising effectiveness and strengthen partnerships with advertisers.
Who: Anson Mok, Head of Data Development, United Daily News Group, Taiwan; Ana Moya, Lead, WAN-IFRA Data Science Expert Group.
When: 10, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: World Association of News Publishers
Thu, Sept 24 - Take the Mystery Out of AI: Practical Tools for Nonprofit Impact
What: A practical, no-jargon look at how AI can support your organization's work. You'll learn: Why embracing AI matters for nonprofits today; Real examples of AI in action at mission-driven organizations; Simple, everyday ways to start using AI in your daily work; How to move past the hype and confusion to practical application.
Who: Wayne Elsey, founder, CEO of Elsey Enterprises.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: TechSoup
Thu, Sept 24 - AI for Customer Discovery – Stop Guessing, Start Knowing
What: You’ll learn how to use AI tools to uncover what your customers actually want, where they hang out, and what language they use to describe their problems. Walk away with a clearer customer profile and a research process you can repeat anytime.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Small Business Development Center, Widener University
Thu, Sept 24 - 30 Minute Skills: Data in Campaign Reporting 101
What: You'll learn: Where to find campaign finance data; How to track spending by campaigns and outside groups; What makes a compelling campaign finance story.
Who: Kelly Garrity, The Boston Glober.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: New England First Amendment Coalition
Thu, Sept 24 - Collaboration That Actually Holds Together
What: Practical ways to build collaboration inside the newsroom and across media organizations, universities and community partners, with tools for setting expectations, sharing workflows and keeping momentum after launch.
Who: Marian Chia-Ming Liu, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Online News Association
Thu, Sept 24 - AI in Philanthropy: Separating Myth from Reality
What: What you'll learn: Why AI is designed to support fundraisers, not replace them; How human oversight, governance, and accountability remain essential; What responsible AI means for donor engagement and relationship-building; How nonprofit leaders can separate common misconceptions from practical realities.
Who: Timothy Hammond, Principal User Experience Designer, Blackbaud; Amelia Helm, Marketing, Blackbaud.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Blackbaud
Thu, Sept 24 - The Future of AI-Powered Education: What to Expect and How to Prepare
What: The latest research, explore competing predictions about the future of schools, and the promise and the potential pitfalls of widespread AI adoption. Most importantly, we will share strategies for helping district and school leaders build a clear vision for AI and guide educators through meaningful, responsible implementation.
Who: Aryan Bhadouria, CEO and Co-Founder, Teachshare; Jennifer Kilmore, Experienced Educator, Director of Professional Learning, Vista Higher Learning.
When: 4 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Vista
Thu, Sept 24 - Immigrants and immigration: Covering national policy as a local issue
What: A discussion of how the Springfield News-Sun covers Springfield’s Haitian community and how national immigration policy changes have affected the town.
Who: Jessica Orozco, staff writer for the News-Sun; Josh Sweigert, editor for investigations for the News-Sun.
When: 6 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Society of Professional Journalists
Fri, Sept 25 - Dig In: How to Succeed on the Food Beat
What: Join this panel of accomplished editors and independent journalists to learn how they’ve built unique and rewarding careers following food–and how you too can become a contributor to the Guardian, COYOTE, the Food Section, Ravenous, and others.
Who: Cynthia Greenlee, deputy editor for special projects, The Guardian; Jaya Saxena, worker-owner, Ravenous; Soleil Ho, worker-owner, COYOTE Media Collective; Hanna Raskin, founder, the Food Section.
When: 12 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: $30, free to members
Sponsor: The Institute for Independent Journalists
Fri, Sept 25 - Public Records and ICE: Lessons from the Field
What: This session focuses on public records and ICE — what requesters have learned, what continues to evolve, and how reporters and advocates are using FOIA to illuminate the agency's operations and footprint. We'll dig into the lessons learned from filing public records requests with ICE, hear from those with firsthand experience, and pass the mic to community members who have been doing this work on the ground. The discussion will cover practical approaches, from local requests to larger datasets, and how those materials can support accountability reporting at the community level.
When: 1 pm, Eastern
Where: Zoom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Sunlight Research
Fri, Sept 25 - 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
Heroic Imagination
/The very same situations that inflame the hostile imagination in some people, making them villains, can also instill the heroic imagination in other people, prompting them to perform heroic deeds. -Philip Zimbardo
Just Religious Talk.
/The way we live is what we believe. The rest is just religious talk.
New Security Vulnerabilities Coming
/The expected arrival in a few months of open Chinese models that rival the power of the best currently offered by Anthropic and OpenAI will create significant new security vulnerabilities. The Pentagon’s top cyberdefense officer said last week that it has seen a ‘tenfold’ increase in security vulnerabilities as AI has emerged as a powerful tool for attackers. -Washington Post
15 Articles about Using AI
/Former TikTok execs built an app that uses AI to teach you how to pose for a photo – Tech Crunch
A.I. Slopware Is Everywhere Now. Nobody Is Using It. – New York Times
The Case for Saving Every AI Chat – Wall Street Journal
It’s All Fun and Games Until You Give AI Your Credit Card – The Atlantic
A framework for working smarter with AI tools – Four Modes
On teaching AI how you work - Karl Koch
OpenAI introduces "Ultrafast," a new mode it says makes ChatGPT's latest, most powerful model work 14 times faster – Tech Crunch
Americans turning to AI for financial advice but confidence low, poll shows – Semafor
College AI use spikes – Axios
Chinese AI firm DeepSeek releases new coding model that costs a fraction of leading frontier systems – Axios
How I Built an AI Agent That Makes Videos While I Sleep - Hackernoon
When His Church Goes Dark, They Talk to His Digital Twin - New York Times
How to Research Technical Topics With AI - 0xkato
This font uses an optical illusion to hide from AI – PopSci
AI Does not Replace your expertise it multiples its impact – Mexico Business News
A point in the race
/There will come a point in the race, when you alone will need to decide. You will need to make a choice. Do you really want it? You will need to decide. - Rolf Arands, a runner
Virtue is never a waste
/Virtue is never a waste of time. If it was a waste, then it never was a virtue.
19 Articles about the Business of Running an AI Company
/How Chinese AI Firms Tried to Clone U.S. AI Models – Wall Street Journal
Here’s what Nvidia’s $13 billion Hugging Face deal means for the world of AI – Market Watch
China Wants to Shape What the World’s A.I. Knows – New York Times
OpenAI debuts GPT-6 Astra - Axios
How Big Tech Blinded Itself to the Grassroots AI Revolt – Wall Street Journal
The AI Backlash Gets Professional – The Atlantic
Microsoft Is Leaving Investors Flying Blind on Its AI Businesses – Wall Street Journal
By Opening a Model, a Chinese A.I. Lab May Test the World’s Cybersecurity – New York Times
Nobody knows who built AI coding model Ox Alpha or where the code goes – Silicon Angle
Startup Founders Are Working Harder Than Ever to Keep Up With Their AI Agents – Wall Street Journal
We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility – 404 Media
The ‘Country Hicks’ Who Refused $26 Million from an AI Data Center – Wall Street Journal
Cargo Thefts Have Turned Violent in Pursuit of AI Hardware – Wired
Open AI launches ChatGPT designed for younger users – NPR
Behind the Curtain: The new existential threat to AI – Axios
Meta released an open-source version of its most powerful A.I. model. – New York Times
French newspapers appeal to antitrust regulator over Google's AI summaries – France24
Anthropic says it will watermark text generated by its AI models – Tech Crunch
China Wants to Shape What the World’s A.I. Knows – New York Times