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San Jose, Santa Clara, Milpitas, Morgan Hill, and Gilroy
Upcoming League Events
Lunch With League
Date: April 18, 2024 Noon - 1:00 pm
Live on Zoom
How to Thrive in Elected Office
Former San José Mayor Ron Gonzales and Guisselle Nuñez, authors of the newly-published Life in the FishBowl: Lessons To Help You Survive and Thrive in Elected Office talked about how what it is like to serve as an elected official.
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“...if I were still teaching my course on political campaigns, I’d make Life in the FishBowl assigned reading...". Terry Christensen, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, San Jose State University.
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Lunch With League
Date: May 16, 2024 Noon - 1:00 pm
Live on Zoom
California Innocence Project
Join us to welcome Todd Fries, Executive Director, Northern California Innocence Project. He is co-author of the groundbreaking study Material Indifference: How Courts Are Impeding Fair Disclosure in Criminal Cases. Come with your questions!
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Past Events
AI and Democracy
Live on Zoom
Produced by LWV Southwest Santa Clara Valley
Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Elections and Democracy
How can Artificial Intelligence impact elections and our democracy? As with any new technology, AI brings opportunities as well as risks to our society. ChatGPT and other AI tools are now available for anyone to create fake images, videos and audio in easier and faster ways. AI-generated content is also showing up in political campaigns. It has become increasingly difficult for voters to discern what information we can trust.
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What is AI & How It Could Put Elections and Democracy At Risk
Wednesday, Feb. 7, 7-8 p.m.
Speaker: Susan Gonzales, Founder of AI and You
The Impact of AI and Misinformation on Voting & What Can We Do About It
Saturday, Feb. 17, 10-11 a.m.
Speaker: Kathleen Tobin, MediaWise
AI and Public Policy
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 7-8 p.m.
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Speakers: Irina Raicu, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University and Ann Ravel, League member, former Chair of the FCC, UC Hastings Law School