Robert Todd explains artificial intelligence and its implications at the June 6 First Friday Forum, held at the Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church (LOPC) sanctuary.
Is artificial intelligence hype or will it have a profound impact on our culture? Will my PC become an AI assistant that helps me to access knowledge and provides tools that improve my life?
Robert Todd, innovator, tech executive and lecturer, will answer these questions and more in his talk “The Dawn of the Artificial Intelligence Age,” at the June 6 First Friday Forum.
Todd will introduce the history, concepts, vocabulary and current breakthroughs in AI. He will help us understand why AI is getting so much attention recently and why some people are concerned about the risks and why others are excited about the great benefit to humanity.
Todd now writes and teaches about AI and builds products and companies using AI technology.
As a pioneer in online education at San Francisco State and as a digital learning expert for DigitalThink, McKinsey consulting services and LinkedIn, he developed an interest in AI.
He splits his time between communicating the societal impact of AI and advising a portfolio of AI-powered edtech startups. Todd taught three classes on AI in 2024 with Berkeley Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and is currently teaching “Hands-On AI: Going Deeper.”
This forum is Friday, June 6 at 1:30 p.m. and is open to the community. It is held in the Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church (LOPC) sanctuary and is simultaneously available online. To attend online, click “Watch” on the webpage at lopc.org/first-friday-forum/. Registration is not required.
Contributing Writer Mike Rusk can be reached at mikerusk@comcast.net.