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Helen Todd (Human)
November 26, 2024

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Dear CincyAI Community Member — 

Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving this week! Kendra and I are incredibly grateful to have such an amazing community in CincyAI, and it’s people like you who make it truly extraordinary!

Our meeting next week on Tuesday, December 3, is completely sold out, so if your plans have changed at all, please update your rsvp. Also, our first meetup of 2025 on January 14 is open for registration — sign up today!

🥁 Excited to share our special guest speaker line-up for our December 3rd CincyAI for Humans (CincyAI) meetup:

⭐️ Nick Gatz, Sr. Manager, State and Local Government, Adobe
⭐️ Tim Murphy, Co-Founder, Pixelstream
⭐️ Erin Oberhauser, Co-Founder, Pixelstream

As the largest AI community in Ohio, we’re proud to partner with the Adobe-led Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) and share the incredible work they’re doing to restore trust and transparency in the age of AI.

Join us on Tuesday, December 3, from 3-5pm at the University of Cincinnati's UC Digital Futures to learn more about:

👉 The CAI and how the community is working to restore trust and transparency in the age of generative AI, and ways to get involved.

👉 Content Credentials, like a digital nutrition label for content, enabling anyone to understand the provenance or history of content. Learn why it’s important, how the standard is rolling out across the Internet, and see a demo on how to add your attribution, set your AI training preferences, and more.

👉 How legislators are crafting state and federal policies to help mitigate the harms of AI and to include provenance or disclosure in generative AI products.

👉 How CAI member Pixelstream integrates Content Credentials in a mobile camera, editing tools, and services for creators and consumers.

Don’t miss this opportunity to get a download on this important movement and to connect, collaborate, and celebrate the final CincyAI meetup of the year!

Also, the first 15 people who sign up can get a tour of UC’s Digital Futures! These are on a first-come, first-served basis and are an excellent opportunity to learn about all of the amazing labs and research that’s taking place in the building. Each tour will start at 2:30pm.

Friends help shape the future of AI in Greater Cincinnati and NKY! We're launching the CincyAI for Humans State of AI Survey to capture the voices across our community. This brief survey (takes less than 4 minutes) is your chance to share valuable insights on AI use, adoption, and challenges in our region — completely anonymously.

Why participate? Your feedback will contribute to the 2025 State of AI Report for Greater Cincinnati and NKY, an in-depth resource to help local leaders understand the opportunities and barriers to AI adoption.

Survey Deadline: November 30, 2024
Report Release: Q1 2025

Be a part of this important initiative and lend your voice to our community’s AI journey. Thank you for your support! 🤗

Also, a massive thank you to our sponsors Seven Hills Technology and Big Kitty Labs. Our sponsors help cover the costs of hosting CincyAI, a volunteer organization, including food, drink, photography, and video. Sponsors like these help make CincyAI possible! If you’re interested in sponsoring, don’t be shy. 😉 

We’re honored to partner with and host our CincyAI meetups at the UC Digital Futures building, an interdisciplinary research facility home to globally recognized leading research in responsible AI. A special thank you to our organizing partner, Dr. Kelly Cohen. If you’re interested in learning more about how you can partner with UC Research Labs to save costs and time researching, testing, and validating your AI initiatives, visit: https://ucdigitalfutures.com.

We also want to thank Ellie and Laura from À Lala Carte for the amazing charcuterie cups and David Choate’s DC Productions for the fantastic photos, video coverage, and editing.

The gratitude continues to our volunteers: Sabrina Donley, Irv Cassio, Greg Goshorn, and Tushar Kulkarni!

And most importantly: THANK YOU!

We couldn’t be more excited to have you be part of the largest AI community in the region and for being part of this dynamic community where the whole is not just greater but exponential in its impact. We’re an important node to the burgeoning AI ecosystem here in Cincinnati, leading the way with Responsible AI.

Thank you!

AI Simplified | Kendra Ramirez | Substack

AI Simplified for B2B Business. Click to read AI Simplified, by Kendra Ramirez, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

kendratech.substack.com

Kendra also has an amazing list of all the upcoming AI events in the area on her website — check it out here!

Creativity SquaredHow creatives are collaborating with A.I.

For our own CincyAI member interviews on Helen’s Creativity Squared podcast, click on over for Ben Nash, Rob Richardson, Alejandro Lozano Robledo, and Dr. Andrew Cullison’s interviews. If you’re interested in getting cloned, book your appointment here!

November Event Photos & Video Recap

Check out the photos from our last meetup!  Feel free to share the photos and use #CincyAI! Word of mouth definitely contributes to our growing community.

All the photos from every meetup are on Flickr to make them more accessible and easier to share.

Here’s the video recap from the meeting too.

UC Digital Futures Updates

From Dr. Kelly Cohen: I am happy to announce that Digital Technology Solutions will be hosting an AI and Emerging Technology Symposium on February 20, 2025. This event is open to all University of Cincinnati faculty, students, and staff, and we are calling for proposals in the following areas: https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2024/10/uc-invites-students-faculty-and-staff-to-present-at-ai-symposium.html 

UC invites students, faculty and staff to present at AI & Emerging Tech Symposium

UC Vice President and Chief Digital Officer Bharath Prabhakaran invites current UC students, faculty, and staff to share their knowledge and perspective as part of the Digital Technology Solutions (DTS) AI and Emerging Technology Symposium, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in TUC. Submit your breakout session presentation proposal form by Friday, Nov. 8. DTS will notify selected presenters by Monday, Nov. 25.

Creativity Squared Ep65. Dr. Kelly Cohen: Responsible A.I. & Innovation

Ep65. Responsible A.I. & Innovation: What You Need to Know About Responsible and Explainable A.I. from UC Digital Futures’ World-Renowned Researcher Dr. Kelly Cohen

Community News & Updates

Upcoming Events:

Kendra also has an amazing list of all the upcoming AI events in the area on her website — check it out here!

Next Meetup: Tuesday, December 3

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Mark Your Calendars: 2025 CincyAI Dates

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