AI Literacy Interest Group
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Literacy Interest Group at Penn Libraries is a teach-in space where participants will discuss critical AI & technology considerations, striving for nuanced, informed understanding approach of the capacious possibilities and social implications of the tools that are becoming ubiquitous as of 2023 & onwards. Connect with a vibrant community of mindful practitioners, stay informed about the latest AI news, and explore responsible use-cases of AI in the real world. Our sessions center on social applications of Artificial Intelligence for research, fostering collaborative learning and meaningful discussions.
This is a Multidisciplinary Tech Literacy Interest Group. Attendees are not required to use AI or study Machine Learning to drop by. There are no disciplinary bounds. The only prerequisites are curiosity and enthusiasm for learning. You are welcome to join us for particular sessions or for entire events.
Led by Jajwalya Karajgikar Applied Data Science Librarian, Research Data and Digital Scholarship, Penn Libraries
Previous Sponsors:
- Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
- Kelly Writers House
- Price Lab for Digital Humanities
- Data Driven Discovery Initiative
- Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy
- Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies
- Penn Department of South Asia Studies
- Penn South Asia Center
- Wolf Humanities Center
Events
- Workshop
South Asia Studies Digital Humanities Workshop
The Penn Libraries and South Asia Studies present a space for technology orientation, where participants will strive for a nuanced and informed understanding of the possibilities and limitations of critical digital humanities tools, particularly Computational Text Analysis (CTA) of content found in manuscripts, inscriptions, maps, and other historical documents.
- October 10-11, 2024
- Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 6th floor
- Workshop
Prompt Battle-Off with GPT Joust
Who will claim the title of Prompt Champion? Do you have what it takes to turn out the best creative work with ChatGPT?
- September 7, 2023
- 5:15pm - 7:00pm
- Kelly Writers House (3805 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104)
AI Literacy Interest Group: Inaugural Panel & Showcase on Multidisciplinarity
Join us for a day of interdisciplinary events with speakers, discussions, curated documents from the Kislak Center, and hands-on projects.
- February 13, 2024
- 9:30am - 2:00pm
- Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center (sixth floor)
AI Literacy Interest Group: Student Debate & Showcase on Gender and Technology
This day's sessions introduce AI Literacy Interest Group, focusing on the relationship between AI, gender, multilingualism, & the environment.
- February 27, 2024
- 9:45am - 2:00pm
- Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center (sixth floor)
Image Credits (clockwise from top left): 1. LJS 423 Dos discursos de la cifra, page 129 [127], Kislak Collections; 2. Hazem Asif (worldofhazem); 3 & 4. Images from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Kislak Collections