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Is it Real? Or is it AI? Event in DC on April 5, 2024

Is it real? Or is it AI?
Expert panel will explore generative AI’s confounding impact
in media, politics and education

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Medill and Howard University are partnering for a presentation you won’t want to miss. Deans, faculty and industry experts will be coming together in Medill’s Washington, DC bureau to discuss the present and future of AI and how it is affecting various industries.

Friday, April 5 at the Medill Washington, DC Bureau
Washington Post Building
1301 K. St. NW (Suite 200 West)
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Food and refreshments will be served.

About the moderator:

Jeremy Gilbert is Medill’s Knight Professor in Digital Media Strategy whose research focuses on the content and revenue strategies of existing and emerging media companies. He explores the intersection of technology and media, employing a human-centered design process to examine how new tools and techniques will affect the creation, consumption and distribution of media. He received his bachelor’s and master’s in Medill in 2000.

About the panelists:

Gracie Lawson-Borders, Ph.D., is Dean and Professor of the Cathy Hughes School of Communications at Howard University. She is a former President of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication (ASJMC), and former member of the Board of Directors, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). She is a former journalist, whose research and teaching interests are emerging technologies, new media, media management and coverage of underrepresented communities.

Todd Shurn, Ph.D. is an associate professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer science and has more than 30 years experience as Howard University computer science faculty researcher contributing to government, industry and community initiatives. He has collaborated with HBO, Microsoft, Washington Post, US Army and others. Dr. Shurn has authored papers on Smart Cities, E-Sports, Blockchain and STEM education. He has active projects in robotics, video games and autonomous navigation that highly leverage artificial intelligence.

David Lee is a Senior Technical Product Manager at The Washington Post. He is responsible for product strategy on several of The Post’s storytelling platforms including election results, live news coverage, and article experience. With a background in software development, he works cross-functionally with engineering, news, and business teams to bring The Post’s world-class journalism to millions of readers online. Lee graduated from Northwestern University in 2021 with a degree in Computer Science and English.