Register Now! AI Collective Monthly Meetup (In-Person) - September
What is the AI Collective?
NOTE: special edition this month, we're hosting the in-person meet up at KHS 4402 on the Allendale Campus!
Hosted at the futurEDlab
on the City Campus, the AI Collective is a
recurring, low-pressure, multidisciplinary forum driven by a
collaboration between faculty, staff and the IT Innovation + Research
team. It is designed for the GVSU community to discover, discuss,
explore, and experiment with AI in a low-stakes environment.
Our September Meetup
- When: Friday, September 25, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
- Where: In-person at KHS 4402 on the Allendale Campus.
- Recording: This session will be recorded for future reference.
Agenda Highlights
In this meeting, we plan to continue conversations around AI at GVSU. Here is an outline for our time together:
- Community Builder (10 min): A quick icebreaker to share recent AI trials and successes.
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Topic Presentation (20 min): Special guest
presenter, Allendale's own local powerhouse software development
company BizStream will
present to share the POV of what AI skills businesses expect from
today's graduates.
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About BizStream and the speakers:
Brian McKeiver is Solution Architect and Co-Owner
Drew Veach, CMS and AI Strategy Lead
BizStream is a digital agency in Grand Rapids that's been building websites, custom software, and digital marketing services for 25 years, including current work with GVSU. -
How BizStream currrently uses AI:
Day to day, BizStream use AI for speeding up research, writing, and problem solving. On the technical side, BizStream uses it for coding, website builds, and application development, which lets them move faster and lets their developers focus on the harder, more interesting problems instead of repetitive work. They also help clients figure out how to show up when people search using AI tools like ChatGPT, not just Google. On top of that, they run regular internal training so the whole team keeps building real AI skills, versus just using AI as a buzzword.
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About BizStream and the speakers:
- Show & Tell" Demo (25 min): Demo of the AI S.T.I.N.G. project and the AI Collective resource, the "Unofficial AI Tool Directory & Prompt Library." We all come across useful AI tools and apps, and we all have killer prompts that work for us. The AI Collective has partnered with the Student Technology and Innovation Guild (S.T.I.N.G.) to develop an unofficial tool we can use to share these tools and prompts. The main student developer will present an overview and invite you to start contributing.
- Wrap-up (5 min): Key takeaways and a look ahead to next month.
NOTE: If you can't make it, please consider joining the AI Collective Zoom Channel by following this link.
PLEASE REGISTER and JOIN US!
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