NEW FROM NLC — Live in Cobourg from March 20 to May 1, 2025. You won’t want to miss a single event.
Confused, concerned and curious?
This eye-opening series is about much more than artificial intelligence. We’ll explore how technology has changed humans, and the transformation we are experiencing in our own lives.
Our engaging speakers will explore the impact of complex technology on practical things like education, privacy and health – but also on truth, wisdom and what it means to be human.
All this plus a hands-on workshop on how to use Chat GPT!
Wisdom in the Age of AI
Join Jesse Hirsh, a “futurist farmer” with a Masters degree in algorithmic media from Toronto Metropolitan University, for an insightful exploration of the rapid pace of technological change. Discover what it truly means to be human in the digital age and learn the essential skills needed to thrive in this constantly evolving world.
THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 7:30 PM in COBOURG
Rethinking Education
In Platforms. Progress and Power, Dr. Rianka Singh, a media theorist and assistant professor of communication and media studies at York University, will explore how to evaluate progress in the digital age, understanding the biases that run through digital platforms. These biases can result in unequal access to resources, discriminatory practices, and misinterpretation of information, impacting the education sector and beyond.
THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 7:30 PM in COBOURG
Data, Privacy and Surveillance
Is privacy possible anymore? Dr. David Lyon, Principal Investigator of the Big Data Surveillance Project and Former Director of the Surveillance Studies Centre and Queen's Research Chair in Surveillance Studies, will examine the scope and impact of big data-dependent surveillance of communications.
THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 7:30 PM in COBOURG
Learn how to use Chat GPT
Technology advisor Sara Norton will teach us some of the basic, free (or affordable), and easy-to-use tools that exist to get started with AI. She'll take us through activities, demonstrations, and common uses for AI in our personal or professional lives. The same limited attendance workshop is offered twice - choose one session only.
THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 7:30 PM OR
FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 9:30 AM in COBOURG
The Truth about Fact: Mis- & Dis-Information
In what has been called a world of “alternative facts,” can we discover the truth — or the facts about truth? Veteran Canadian journalist Kathy English will share insights about the disruption to the media and information ecosystem and the threat to Canada's democracy caused by the increasing scourge of global disinformation and misinformation. This talk aims to create a better understanding of the need for information integrity and to share media literacy strategies.
THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 7:30 PM in COBOURG
Digital Health
Gemma Postill is the education co-lead at the Temerty Center for Artificial Intelligence Research and Education in Medicine. Her research focuses on identifying areas to use AI for interventions, advocacy, and strategic innovation that will allow older adults to remain at home in the long-term following traumatic injuries.
THURSDAY, MAY 1, 7:30 PM in COBOURG
