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Meeting ID: 848 0146 1083
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Meeting ID: 848 0146 1083
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Science and Ideas:
Using AI Well in 2026: A Practical Guide, with Health as a Test Case
Presenter: Raymond Yee, Ph.D., Software engineer, Teacher, Tech volunteer
In the three and a half years that have passed since the launch of ChatGPT, the chatbots have gotten dramatically more capable, while the confusion about whether and how to use them has only grown. Which tool should you actually use? Are the paid versions worth it? What happens to the questions you type in? And can you trust the answers? Drawing on my work leading a local AI Salon and preparing to teach AI to teenagers this summer, I'll give a hands-on tour of the current landscape — then explore using AI to understand our own health, where the payoff is real and the risks (hallucination, privacy) matter most. We'll leave plenty of time for your questions.