Lunch & Learn- AI That Works for You: A Practical Intro for Local Business

Description

In this session, you'll get a plain-language breakdown of what AI actually is, what it can do for your business today, and where it falls short — no tech background required. 

You'll work hands-on with a real AI tool on a task from your own work, so you leave with a practical skill. Every attendee walks out with a personal action plan tailored to their situation, not a generic roadmap.

Please bring your laptop and, preferably, a paid version of an AI chat (ChatGPT, Claude, etc).

This “Lunch and Learn” will be packed with practical ways you can get involved right away! Key Takeaways: 

1. Three ways AI can work for you right now, from drafting communications to answering customer questions to summarizing documents.
2. How to prompt AI effectively (the one skill that determines whether you get useful results or garbage).
3. Your top use case identified.

Andrew Aiken is the Executive Director of the Center for Rural AI, a nonprofit dedicated to transforming rural communities from passive recipients to active leaders in the AI economy through education, infrastructure, and innovation. He spent two decades in Silicon Valley building developer ecosystems and open-source strategy, advised the White House and institutions like Microsoft and Capital One on technology strategy, and founded the industry's first open-source think tank. He now leads CRAI, serves as strategist to the AI Institute at Fort Lewis College, sits on the FINOS Technical Oversight Committee, and advises two early-stage AI companies.

This month's lunch is provided by Nini's Taqueria!

1. NEW FUSION MENU ITEM: Japanese Chicken Katsu Curry with Mexican rice and salsa. 
2. Chicken Burrito: a flour tortilla with beans, rice, cheese, sour cream
3. Barbacoa Taco: three soft flour or corn tortillas filled with cheese, lettuce, sour cream
4. Bean & Rice Burrito: Pinto Beans, Lime Cilantro Rice, Mild, Medium Or Hot Salsa

 Thank you TBK Bank for making this event possible.

Refunds are available through the Friday before the event. After that date, no refunds will be issued, but registrations may be transferred to another attendee.