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Will artificial intelligence destroy or improve the workforce?
12:00 Will artificial intelligence destroy or improve the workforce?
1:00 Democrats have a decision to make
Kevin Surace is an RIT grad who has spent decades piling up patents and helping lead the field of technological innovation. He is much more optimistic about artificial intelligence than the doomsayers. Surace believes that AI will not devastate the job market, but he says it can certainly transform the nature of work in many ways. He says that can be a good thing if we know how to use AI. We sit down to discuss the future of work, and why he wants us to see the sunny side of technology.
In studio:
- Kevin Surace, chief technology officer of Appvance and Silicon Valley pioneer
Then in our second hour, six months ago, Senator Chuck Schumer persuaded his fellow Democrats to vote for a funding bill that President Trump and Elon Musk wanted. It averted a government shutdown. Some Democrats argued against funding a government acting in ways that betrayed their values. Schumer said he realized many colleagues would disagree with him, but he acted in courage and conviction. He doesn’t think the government can be allowed to shut down, even if the party in power is acting in repugnant ways. Shut down the government, and you might shut down the courts, Schumer argued. And then what? In a few weeks, Democrats could face the same choice. Once again, there is a growing wave of anger at the way that the government is acting — including a president tweeting a photoshopped picture of him bombing the city of Chicago. Our guest leads the local Democratic party and will discuss the choices ahead.
In studio:
- Avi Presberg, executive director of the Monroe County Democratic Committee
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Navigating the Dimensions of Artificial Intelligence
A 6-part series offering a holistic analysis of AI and its broad implications
AI 360 brings together alumni from MIT, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, Harvard, and other premier institutions to examine artificial intelligence across six critical dimensions: strategic foundations, business dynamics, ethical frameworks, governance structures, technical infrastructure, and workforce transformation. This comprehensive series equips senior professionals with the strategic insights needed to navigate AI’s impact on their organizations and industries through expert presentations and interactive dialogue with leading researchers, practitioners, and policymakers.
Session 1: Making the Case for AI
Featured Speaker: Dr. Rama Chellappa – Interim Director, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Institute, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University, and Author of “Can We Trust AI?”
Professor Chellappa brings 45+ years of AI expertise, from witnessing the 1978 AI winter through today’s data-driven renaissance. As a pioneer in computer vision, pattern recognition, and machine learning, he’ll provide the historical context and strategic insights needed to understand AI’s transformative potential.
What You’ll Gain
- Historical Perspective: AI’s evolution from early rule-based systems to today’s breakthrough applications
- Industry Applications: Real-world case studies across healthcare, finance, transportation, and beyond
- Future Trends: Emerging technologies and their implications for your organization
- ROI Insights: Measurable returns and strategic value propositions for AI investment
- Practical Wisdom: When and how to implement AI solutions responsibly
Format: Presentation + Fireside Chat – Interactive dialogue designed for busy professionals who need actionable insights, not just theory.
Upcoming sessions in the Series:
Session 2: The Business of AI – Venture capital investments, big tech strategies, and startup innovations driving AI commercialization. Market dynamics reshaping the competitive landscape. Achieving a ROI on AI investments.
- Date: Monday, November 17, 2025| 6:30 PM
- Speaker: Karen Hao, NYT Bestselling Author of EMPIRE OF AI | TIME100 AI | Award-winning AI Reporter | Order my book: empireofai.com
Session 3: AI Tech Survey – Computing requirements, cloud deployment strategies, and data center architecture. AI chip technologies, edge computing solutions, and scalable security infrastructure.
- Date: January, 2026| Details to be announced
Session 4: Governing AI – A survey of federal and state regulatory approaches, international governance frameworks, and proposed legislation. Balancing innovation with oversight through public-private collaboration.
Date: March, 2026| Details to be announced
Session 5: Trust & Safety in AI – Addressing algorithmic bias, privacy concerns, and safety standards. Building ethical frameworks and accountability mechanisms for responsible AI development.
- Date: May, 2026| Details to be announced
Session 6: AI & Workforce Evolution – Job transformation across sectors, reskilling strategies, and educational adaptation. Policy responses to workforce displacement and emerging career opportunities.
- Date: June, 2026| Details to be announced
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — As the use of artificial intelligence grows globally, it is also expanding within Clark County School District classrooms, officials say.
In the last few years, the district has embedded several AI tools into its curriculum, officials said. FOX5 got an inside look at one example at Faiss Middle School near Fort Apache and Warm Springs roads in southwest Las Vegas.
“If you had an actual assistant in your classroom, how would you utilize that assistant?” asked Karen DelCasino, an eighth-grade teacher at the school. “AI is just kind of that assistant.”
DelCasino, who has taught at the school for 19 years, demonstrated the use of an AI program called Writable in her classroom. She said the AI program operates on students’ Chromebooks, allows them to submit assignments, and provides feedback to her in real time.
“It used to take hours to grade paragraphs, to grade essays,” DelCasino said. “It’s a lot more efficient than it used to be on pen and paper.”
DelCasino said she reviews the feedback before sharing it with students.
“I might make revisions on how it’s scored because, as a teacher, I know exactly what I’m looking for; AI only knows so much,” she said.
Rachel Solem, director of the Clark County School District’s Literacy and Language Development Department, said Writable is one of several programs available to schools in the district.
“AI is not going away, right?” Solem said. “We want to make sure our students know how to use that, but use it responsibly.”
Solem said the school district has developed a “safe list” of programs allowed in classrooms, meaning they have an agreement with the district to ensure student data is protected.
Student safety is also top of mind for the Nevada Department of Education, according to Emily Bleyle, the department’s education programs professional for computer science.
“Always a huge concern is security, privacy of student data,” Bleyle said. “It’s a closed-loop system, where it’s not being used to train the models.”
She said an AI task force developed an ethics statement to guide AI use in schools statewide, adding that they hope AI can help teachers with administrative work so they can spend more time connecting with students.
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