(Stacey Bennett)

Artificial intelligence-induced disruption is transforming learning on college campuses and redefining the work prospects of graduates. It’s also affecting creativity, governance and even relationships. We ask the University of North Florida's first faculty fellow for artificial intelligence what we need to watch, anticipate and possibly even fear. We also discuss how the school is preparing and responding to the rapidly changing technology.

Guest:

• Joshua Gellers, director of the Digital Humanities Institute at the University of North Florida and faculty fellow for artificial intelligence.

Then, a new storytelling event focuses on uncovering the mysterious and hidden tales from Jacksonville’s history. So it’s fitting that the series is held at a business built on repurposing the flotsam and treasures of past lives. The Eco After Dark event kicks off with a presentation by author and educator Tim Gilmore, whose signature blog JaxPsychoGeo mines the border between our physical and psychological experience of a place. Gilmore is the author of 24 books and more than 800 blog posts about Northeast Florida architecture, crime and history.

Guest:

• Tim Gilmore, author, educator and historian at Jax Psycho Geo.
• Annie Murphy, owner of Eco Relics.

And, an acclaimed spoken word poet tries her hand at stagecraft. Writer Niveah Glover’s play, Callas, tells the story of the Brown sisters, who begin a reckoning with their past after the death of their mother. Glover was selected as the 2024 National Poetry Out Loud Champion and named Jacksonville’s Youth Poet Laureate in 2018.

Guests:

• Niveah Glover, poet, Callas playwright.
• Milan Falls, actor playing June Ann Brown.