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On October 28th, Rotarian Becky Amble shared How to use AI. The concept of Artificial Intelligence was not new to us, but learning the many ways it can be used and is being used surprised many of us. Becky is a leader in Strategic Marketing and Artificial Intelligence, soon to be a Certified AI Consultant. Becky helps people to identify how they can use AI. She called it “AI-ifying”. She has multiple books available and YouTube videos to help people learn to use AI. We see AI being used everywhere now. Most of us are a little slow in implementing this tool because the concept can overwhelm us with its many possibilities. We are also hesitant because it appears to override the human experience, and we are resistant to this kind of change. We still have no concept of the impact AI will have on our everyday lives. AI is a transformative tool. It is being used in business in a number of ways to assist people in their work load; help businesses save implementation expenses; and help streamline workflow. Business-es using it are experiencing faster growth. Becky introduced us to some examples of Chatbots, Large Language Models; media creation; and how one can personalize AI to represent themselves. She provided several examples of AI software currently available and how it might be used in our work settings. One example would be creating a series of prompts or notes on a subject then asking ChatGPT to write a coherent paragraph based on these prompts. It appears that a skill we will need in the future is being able to identify the bones of a subject or project, articulate them, and then ask AI to fill in the body. Once filled in, we will need to be able to clarify and refine details and assure that our information is accurate. Becky showed us video creation using an avatar. She showed us how AI can translate anything you might want to say in a video into any language and make it look like you are really talking in that lan-guage. She listed several software programs currently available like ChatGPT, CoPilot, Jasper, Syn-thesia, VEED.ID, Zap and many others.
Bloomington Noon Rotary - How to Use AI
October 14th, we heard more on Educating Youth About Human Trafficking. Jessica Bartholomew is the Executive Director of Anti Child Trafficking United (A.C.T. United). Her program today started where Karen Walkowski’s program on Human Trafficking and Rotary left off, giving us a detailed understanding of the issues our youth here in Bloomington and greater Minnesota are facing. A.C.T. United was started in 2015 to implement sustainable action that will impact child trafficking: Education! The two fastest growing crimes affecting our youth are sex trafficking and sextortion, which we learned was finding something that will cause a person to be afraid of it being disseminated to the public. The fear is the controlling element in the relationship. The xtortion is to trade the “something” for sex or for money. We learned some disturbing statistics. 50% of kids trafficked are trafficked by family members. In 2022, the MDH MN Student Survey showed 4,700 students in Minnesota had experienced a trafficking type of incident. Not all school districts participate in this survey. Throughout the state, between 1 to 2% of all students admit trading sex. Girls and Boys are equally victimized. 95% of teens admitted having sent an inappropriate photo of themselves to someone else. The phone in their pocket is the entry point for trafficking and sextortion with 83% of all cases starting online. A.C.T. United provides community outreach in many forms. The photo here shows Jessica wearing the wrist bands they pass out at youth education events. They also have online resources for everyone to use and they can provide speakers or training on the issues. To get their newsletter, to donate, or for more information go to: www.actunited.org.
Bloomington Noon Rotary: Educating Youth About Human Trafficking
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November 4 Preview: “Aging Successfully—Learning How to Optimize Your Lifespan” Guest: Rotarian Chris Farris, RN, PHN

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October 28 Preview:  “How to use AI (Artificial Intelligence)” Rotarian Becky Amble

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