Join Indiana University Kokomo experts to discuss how to use and understand AI tools at a free community conversation from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4 at Bier Brewery, 1618 S. 10th St., Noblesville. Registration is requested here.
“From the Taproom to the Tech Boom: What AI Means for Hoosiers” will be led by Patrick Motl, dean of the School of Sciences and professor of physics, and Paul Cook, professor of English. The program will explore the rapid rise of AI, from how large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT work, to what these tools mean for our everyday lives, workplaces, and communities. Cook and Motl will discuss the science and engineering behind AI, as well as the many complex cultural questions it raises about ethics, education, commerce, faith, freedom, and the future.
Cook called AI a game-changer, and said people are still figuring it out.
“There is no bigger story in the world right now than AI,” he said. “It touches everything: education, culture, politics, technology, society, governance, business, healthcare, commerce, and more. We are in the earliest stages of an AI revolution that will move faster and cut more deeply than even the digital revolution.”
He said as an institution of higher education, IU Kokomo has an intellectual and ethical obligation to prepare students for it, as well as a responsibility to community members as good stewards of the region.
The varying points of view of experts from technology, science, business, and humanities will all contribute to the discussion.
“Humanities scholars in language, literacy, communication, and rhetoric are busy figuring out how this is going to change how we use language, learn, live, and love,” he said. “Folks in the sciences and technology fields are critical partners because they can help us understand how these technologies work. Those like me are there to guide how we should use them and track their social and cultural impacts.”
Motl, on the science side, will talk about what AI is capable of, its impacts, and what it may grow into in the future.
“It is probable that generative AI will transform most aspects of how we work, learn, live, and grow,” he said. “Facing these changes from an informed position will help us make better decisions.”
Whether you’re a business owner, educator, parent, or simply AI-curious, this event will offer practical insights and thoughtful conversations.
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