BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:19560-f087bacacb79b081b50f4016d6dd03c6@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260904T054615Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T150000 SUMMARY:A Training: What is AI and Why is it Happening to Me? DESCRIPTION:\nThis session offers a grounded\, platform-agnostic introdu ction to how AI actually works\, aimed at building the foundational lite racy needed before diving into any specific tool. Rather than starting f rom hype or panic\, the training walks through the basics of probability and machine learning that underlie today's generative models\, so that every attendee leaves with a shared\, critical vocabulary for evaluating why AI outputs look the way they do.\n\nThe talk moves from familiar\, lower-stakes forms of AI to the generative systems now dominating public conversation\, using accessible examples to unpack what's actually happ ening under the hood. It steers clear of promoting or critiquing any sin gle product\, focusing instead on the underlying technologies\, since th e specific platforms in use will keep changing.\n\nParticipants are enco uraged to have paper and pencil\, as the session includes a collaborativ e hands-on activity.\n\nTraining presented by Heather Froehlich\, assist ant specialist\, Digital Scholarship\, University of Arizona Libraries.\ n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/training-what-is-ai / X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

This session of fers a grounded, platform-agnostic introduction to how AI actually works , aimed at building the foundational literacy needed before diving into any specific tool. Rather than starting from hype or panic, the training walks through the basics of probability and machine learning that under lie today's generative models, so that every attendee leaves with a shar ed, critical vocabulary for evaluating why AI outputs look the way they do.

The talk moves from familiar, lower-stakes forms of AI to the generative systems now dominating public conversation, using accessible examples to unpack what's actually happening under the hood. It steers c lear of promoting or critiquing any single product, focusing instead on the underlying technologies, since the specific platforms in use will ke ep changing.

Participants are encouraged to have paper and pencil, as the session includes a collaborative hands-on activity.

Traini ng presented by Heather Froehlich, assistant specialist, Digital Scholar ship, University of Arizona Libraries.

For more details: https://events.la. psu.edu/event/training-what-is-ai/

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