In just the past year, AI has advanced at a pace that has stunned even leading experts. These systems aren’t science fiction anymore—they’re reshaping work, relationships, and even crime in real time. This fast-paced, beginner-friendly interactive webinar explores AI's current capabilities and what we know about where it is headed. Ramirez will explain why AI is quite proficient at some tasks while it performs poorly on others. AI safety concepts will be a significant part of the presentation. Leave with knowledge that will help you and your library be more prepared to serve your communities. 

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• Presenter, Andres Ramirez, Director of Partnerships, AI Safety Awareness Project

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Related resources and links

• AI Safety Awareness Project - a nonprofit that equips traditional American societal pillars to take an active role in shaping AI for a flourishing human future.
• A form to indicate interest in providing AI safety programming for your community with the AI Safety Awareness Project's assistance
• Research @ CivAI -  a non-profit that educates the public about AI's capabilities and dangers using live software demonstrations
• BlueDot.org offers facilitated virtual courses focused on beneficial AI and societal resilience
• If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies by Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares -https://search.worldcat.org/title/1530171193
• Counterfeit connections: The rise of AI romantic companions - article published February 2025