First Thursday Book Discussion: "How to Think About AI"

Schedule

Thu Feb 05 2026 at 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Columbia Public Library | Columbia, MO

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In "How to Think About AI," author Richard Susskind draws on his experience of working on AI since the early 1980s. For Susskind, balancing the benefits and threats of artificial intelligence – saving humanity with and from AI – is the defining challenge of our age. He explores the history of AI and possible scenarios for its future. His views on AI are not always conventional.
Adults and teens.
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Columbia Public Library, 100 W Broadway, Columbia, MO 65203-7300, United States

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