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ALPENA -- The Association of Lifelong Learners (ALL) programs for next week have announced it is shaping up to be a week of fun and learning. A brief description of the events and more information about them is listed below.
A Literary Legacy Michigan's Carnegie Libraries will be on Tuesday at noon until - 1 p.m. at the ACC Madeline Briggs Center 143
In the early 20th century, dozens of Michigan communities built public libraries with funding from industrialist Andrew Carnegie's nationwide library program. Explore the history and impact of the Carnegie library initiative in Michigan and see examples of facilities that continue to serve their communities today. This is a Historical Society of Michigan History Hounds Virtual Lecture offered via Zoom at Madeline Briggs.
ALL Photography Club will be on Tuesday from 7 – 9 p.m. at the ACC Madeline Briggs Center 143. Join in the discussions about photographic techniques and equipment. People can also just stop in and check out some of the photos from club members and visitors. All skill levels are welcome. Join us in-person or on Zoom, Zoom Meeting ID: 847 0459 7928 Passcode: 635146
Nathaniel Borenstein: Sharing a Future with Intelligent Machines is on Aug. 20 from1:30 3 p.m. at the ACC Madeline Briggs Center 140
Nearly everything you have ever heard about AI is true, or at least technically plausible. Although predictions about timeframes are mostly guesswork, AI will be powerful enough to make our world a paradise or destroy it altogether. It is urgent that a critical mass of people come to understand how to take the necessary political and social steps to create a society where AIs are our partners in creating a better world. This talk is intended as a starting point for non-experts.
Dr. Nathaniel Borenstein (www.nathanielborenstein.com) has spent over 50 years thinking about Artificial Intelligence while playing a pioneering role in the development of the Internet. A series of life-changing late-in-life events has motivated him to share a message of hope for the future of every one of us who can think or feel — whether we are human, animal, or artificial. This is the message of his new book, The Spirit of a Cyborg: From the Dawn of the Information Age to a Shared Future with Intelligent Machines, coming this summer from iPub Cloud International. Nathaniel believes that he created Alcona County’s first Internet connection in 1988, and that he is the only living resident of Alcona County with a Wikipedia page.