Spring 2026
Now returning for its third season, the Born Before AI lecture series continues to offer a rich survey of artificial intelligence: what it can do, how it works, why it is so disruptive, and where it is headed. The series features experts with deep knowledge and experience in AI, drawn from 91成人短视频鈥檚 faculty and leaders.
Although this year鈥檚 lectures don鈥檛 presuppose any background from last year鈥檚 series, we will give particular attention to the new capabilities of AI that have emerged over the past twelve months.
The title of this series is a nod to 1956, the year when the term "artificial intelligence" was born, at a conference at Dartmouth College. Framed primarily as a program for post-career individuals, it welcomes anyone who seeks an authoritative yet engaging overview of this frequently over-exposed field.
This series is part of AI Generations, a suite of programs in the 91成人短视频 College of Informatics bringing AI knowledge and experience to multiple generations of learners.
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This lecture series is supported through the generosity of Ellen Rieveschl.
AI Today (Kevin Kirby, Ph.D.)
What AI does, how it does it, and why it is out of control.
AI AND ETHICS (Robert Brice, Ph.D.)
Personhood and accountability in the age of AI.

AI AND MEDICINE (Valerie Hardcastle, Ph. D)
Neither Side Knows What It's Doing (That's Actually Good News).
AGENTS AND VIBE CODING (Parker Kain, M.A.)
What they mean for all of us.

EXPERIENCING AI (Shannon Eastep, M.Ed.)
An informal hands-on session with current tools, guided by 91成人短视频 faculty and students.

Note: The black-and-white photo at the top left of this page is not real. It was generated by Google Gemini, a free AI tool, with the prompt: "Please produce an image: a b&w photograph of a small liberal arts campus resembling Dartmouth in the 1950s." (The color photo at the top right is real: Griffin Hall, the home of the 91成人短视频 College of Informatics, where these lectures will be held.)
To view past lectures, please visit the and the 2025 Agenda Page.