WESTPORT, CT – Wisemen of Westport/Weston welcomes Emmy Award-winning journalist David Pogue to the Westport Library on Monday, May 22 at 7:00 p.m. for a presentation. artificial intelligence becomes a reality.
The year 2023 will go down in human history as the year when AI suddenly exploded in usefulness, and as a terrifying year. One app can turn what you type into art in any style. (For example, “Renoir-esque skateboard bananas in Times Square.”) Another app will write for you on any topic, whatever you ask of it. letter. lyrics. Research paper. recipe. therapy session. poetry. essay. overview. software code. Educators call this “the end of teaching writing skills.” Other apps may create music, mimic someone’s voice perfectly, or even generate a complete video scene from your input description.
Some experts are terrified. These tools will erase millions of jobs, erase writing and other creative skills from humanity, and seem poised to unleash disinformation, violence, and porn on an unprecedented scale. Optimists argue that these tools will bring creative expression to millions of people who have good ideas but lack the skills to bring them to life.
In this entertaining and unforgettable talk, Pogue will demonstrate the cutting edge of AI creativity and prepare you for the years to come. After his talk, he will also answer questions from the audience.
About the speaker
porg is new york times He was a weekly technology columnist from 2000 to 2013. He has won his five Emmy Awards for the following articles: CBS News Sunday Morning, new york times Best-selling author, 5-time TED speaker, and host of 20 NOVA science specials on PBS.
He has authored or co-authored over 120 books, dozens of there is no manual The tech series he created in 1999.6 books inside for dummies lines (including Mac, magic, opera, and classical music); two novels (one for middle school students); 3 bestsellers porg basics Books about tips and shortcuts (tech, money, life). his new how-to guide, iPhone unlocked and mac unlockedand his 2021 masterpiece, how to prepare for climate change.
After graduating from Yale with honors in music in 1985, Pogue spent ten years in New York conducting and arranging Broadway musicals. He has won a Loeb Award for journalism, a Webby Award for which he has won twice, and an honorary doctorate in music. He lives with his wife Nicky and five wonderful children in Connecticut and San Francisco.
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Event details:
Artificial Intelligence Becomes a Reality, Co-authored with David Pogue
Monday, May 22nd
7 pm
Treff’s Forum, Westport Library
Brought to you by Wisemen of Westport/Weston
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