The First Friday Forum speaker series provides lectures of importance and interest to help inform the entire community about this ever-changing world.
The First Friday Forum speaker series provides lectures of importance and interest to the entire community about this ever-changing world sponsored by Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church. Attend the programs that interest you with no registration, subscription or entry fee.
Programs are offered at 1:30 p.m. on the first Friday January through June and are available simultaneously on the Lafayette campus and via streaming.
Our June speaker Rober Todd, Innovator, Tech Executive, and Berkeley OLLI Lecturer, spoke on the topic “The Dawn of the Artificial Intelligence Age”. He talked about the origin of AI, its current capabilities, and what this means for our society and for us individually. He explained terms such as chatbox and large language model. AI fallacies, risks, and opportunities were also covered. It was a very informative talk with Todd addressing many questions and concerns during the Q&A. A recording of his talk and other programs are posted in the Archive below.
Preparation for 2026:
The FFF Team is working hard to identify and schedule speakers for 2026. Programs will be held in the Sanctuary and available on livestream or Zoom. The schedule will be posted here in late fall.
Contact Us:
To contact the First Friday Forum team or to subscribe to or be removed from the FFF email list, send an email to fff@lopc.org.
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