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Artificial Intelligence, Communication, and Pop Culture Collide!

Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Time: 11 a.m. (EDT)
Cost: FREE! 
Location: Virtual
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Join us on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 11 a.m (EDT) as Franklin's Leadership Center  presents  "Artificial Intelligence, Communication, and Pop Culture Collide!” featuring Mike Posey, Ph.D., Professor and Lead Faculty for Popular Culture, Interpersonal Communication, and Public Relations at Franklin University.

The intersection of popular culture and artificial intelligence is one that we cannot afford to ignore.  In fact, how we communicate about AI within various popular culture artifacts (movies, music, social media, etc...)  is paramount in creating a world where AI is both accepted and controlled in our society.  In this session, we will examine how our popular culture has depicted AI over the decades and how it has shaped our views of AI correctly or incorrectly to this point.  As part of this session, we will discuss the pros and cons of communicating the benefits and dangers of AI as we quickly move forward toward a future filled with AI and how that communication is ultimately important to the many outcomes wish to achieve by using AI in our products, services, and organizations. 

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Mike Posey, Ph.D.
Professor and Lead Faculty for Popular Culture, Interpersonal Communication, and Public Relations
Franklin University

Dr. Mike Posey is Professor and Lead Faculty for Popular Culture, Interpersonal Communication, and Public Relations at Franklin University in Columbus, OH.  During his 33+ year career, he has worked as a Corporate Vice President, a director of a non-profit Center for Community Service & Volunteerism, founded, developed, and sold a tech company that specialized in developing websites and online learning modules and producing continuing education training for the fields of law and health care, as well as holding many positions within higher education at 3 separate institutions.

In addition, he is a father of 5 amazing children, a recent brain cancer survivor and for the past 5 years in his spare time, he produces a family-friendly YouTube Channel. Dr. Posey has a passion for helping others on their learning journeys throughout their lives and believes that everyone should have the opportunity to learn and pursue their educational and life goals.  

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