Los Angeles Computer Society
TUESDAY, June 10, 2025
GENERAL MEETING
Topic: Embracing the AI Age with Practical Applications for Seniors
Speaker: Hewie Poplock, Sarasota Technology User Group and Central Florida Computer Society. APCUG Speakers Bureau
Meeting Time: 7:00-9:00 PM – via Zoom
Socializing and Questions & Answers: 6:30PM
Hewie will demonstrate how we are embracing the age of artificial intelligence (AI). He provides an overview of what AI is, explaining that it is a technology that helps computers think and learn like humans. Hewie highlights the chatbot ChatGPT as an example of AI having human-like conversations. The presentation delves into the various ways AI is being used, such as in developing medicines and vaccines, medical imaging analysis, and autonomous vehicles. It also covers concerns about AI, including unemployment, bias, accountability, privacy, and ethics. There will be many examples of AI to amaze you
Meet Our Presenter
Hewie Poplock is a former APCUG Vice President and has for many years led the Windows SIG of the Central Florida Computer Society. He has a great website (www.hewie.net) and many YouTube videos. When Hewie attended his first user group meeting in 1982, he knew that computer user groups were an invaluable source of help, information, and friendship. He is part of Tech for Seniors and runs a monthly Let’s Talk AI Zoom meeting to share new developments.