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Past Event

AI for Community Book Launch

November 19, 2025
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
America/New_York
Northwest Corner Building, 550 W. 120 St., New York, NY 10027 1406 (Data Science Conference Room)

AI for Community Book Launch

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Join MSDS alum Myles Ingram (’22) and his co-authors for the launch of AI for Community.

Following its global debut at the London AI Summit on June 11, 2025, AI for Community embarks on its U.S. launch series—bringing the book’s core themes of storytelling, trust, cultural knowledge, and human agency in AI to leading institutions and communities nationwide. Hosted by the Columbia Data Science Institute, this panelist discussion will spotlight how artificial intelligence can support public tools, preserve collective memory, and empower communities to shape the technologies shaping our world. Through practical frameworks and illuminating case studies, AI for Community demonstrates how AI can reinforce human agency, foster trust, and enrich our capacity for language, storytelling, and memory.

Agenda:

7:15PM Doors Open

7:30PM Panel, Q&A

8:30PM Networking & Light Refreshments

Panelists:

  • Myles Ingram, MS in Data Science '22 Founder and CEO of Vyrtices
  • Reza Moradinezhad Assistant Professor, Drexel University
  • Lucretia Williams Senior Research Scientist, Howard University

Press Release: https://www.alumni.columbia.edu/content/ai-community-preserving-culture-and-tradition

Amazon Link: https://www.routledge.com/AI-for-Community-Preserving-Culture-and-Tradition/Ardalan-Banifatemi-Gonzalez-Ingram-Moradinezhad-Williams/p/book/9781032846620?srsltid=AfmBOopyq6ueWv5n2Agt-QR9rXYeLmNsbPzuYh8CzWxBzr158PBuKq5u

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