Register for the 2026 Born Before AI lecture series

To view the agenda of individual sessions for this lecture series, please click here.
Lectures are held in the George and Ellen Rieveschl Digitorium in Griffin Hall, on the campus of Northern Kentucky University. All times are EST. There is no charge.

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Select the date(s) you wish to attend.

Part 1: AI Today and AI & Ethics

Friday, April 10 from 3-4:30 p.m.


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.

Part 2: AI & Medicine and Agents & Vibe Coding

Friday, April 17 from 3-4:30 p.m.


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.

Part 3: Experiencing AI

Friday, April 24 from 3-4:30 p.m.


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

A day in advance of each lecture, we will email you details on location and parking. Although this is designed as an in-person lecture series, we will also provide you a Zoom link, in case you are only able to join us virtually.

For the Hands-on practice session, a laptop with Wi-Fi and standard browser capabilities will be required, and NKU will be providing devices to those that need them. Will you be bringing your own device, or will you utlize an NKU-provided device?

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