Mondavi Center Presents
Baratunde Thurston
A.I. Doesn't Have to Kill Us But Can Make Us Stronger
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
7:30pm
Jackson Hall
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Baratunde Thurston is an Emmy-nominated, multi-platform storyteller and producer operating at the intersection of race, tech, democracy, and climate.
He is the host of the PBS television series America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston, creator and host of How To Citizen with Baratunde, which Apple named one of its favorite podcasts of 2020, and a founding partner of the new media startup Puck. His comedic memoir, How To Be Black, is a New York Times best-seller. In 2019, he delivered what MSNBC’s Brian Williams called “one of the greatest TED talks of all time.” In this entertaining talk, Thurston will look at the future of A.I. and provide a helpful framework for deciding how and if to use A.I. tools.
Sponsored by
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The Nancy and Hank Fisher Family Fund
Moderator Bio
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Donna Apidone
Moderator
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Donna Apidone
Donna Apidone is known to NPR listeners in northern California and western Nevada for her 21+ years as host of Morning Edition. In 2022, she shifted her focus, now teaching classes about finding Purpose at Sacramento State and other classrooms. She writes content for PBS KVIE, NextAvenue.org and Solving Sacramento.org. She is author of two books — TransForMission and Drive-Time Meditations, and her popular recordings of motivational meditations are on Substack.com.
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