Civic hacknight #399 - ChatGPT, augmentation + the AI-enhanced self (IN-PERSON)

*This is the in-person registration for this event. To attend virtually via Zoom, please RSVP here.

Topic: Augmentation tech, AI, and the future of an AI-enhanced self

• ChatGPT and more advanced AI systems are increasingly becoming embedded in augmentation technologies that enhance human capability or productivity. These technologies can add cognitive, physical, sensory, and emotional enhancements to the body or environment. How can we work toward more ethical designs for future tech through civic engagement and collaboration?

Speakers: Isabel Pedersen

• Isabel Pedersen is Professor of Communication Studies at Ontario Tech University and co-author of two recent books, Writing Futures: Collaborative, Algorithmic, Autonomous (2021) and Augmentation Technologies and Artificial Intelligence in Technical Communication: Designing Ethical Futures (2023).

Join us in person:

• We're meeting in Room 480 of the Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Toronto (55 St. George Street, north of College St.). There will be signs!

Agenda:

• 7:00-7:20 = Welcome and Introductions
• 7:20-7:50 = Presentation and Q&A/discussion
• 7:50-9:00 = Breakout groups

Code of Conduct:

• http://civictech.ca/about-us

Check in with us on the Civic Tech Toronto Slack:

• https://link.civictech.ca/chat

Accessibility:

• We're exploring ways to make our hybrid hacknights more accessible. At the moment we provide video and audio of the presentation through Zoom and automated closed captioning.

About Us:

• Our weekly civic tech hacknights bring together Torontonians (designers, coders, urban planners, government staff, mappers, policy-makers, students, communications strategists, community organizers, and more) who share an interest in making Toronto more responsive, prosperous, sustainable, and equitable through design, tech, and data. Come and be part of it!

For more info:

• http://civictech.ca