The first of three monthly sessions exploring our relationship with A.I. will be held on Wednesday, April 22 at 2:00 PM in person at the library. Our first discussion will focus on issues that are arising as humans interact with this tool. Bring your questions, hopes, concerns, experiences and topics you’d like to discuss.
Each session will start with a discussion of one or two articles/readings, followed by a discussion of the implications, possibilities, potential, and concerns.
Sign up at forms.gle/fQ12Dogj7c9ZeCBq6 to get the links to the articles to read before attending the discussions. Sign up also if you just want the links to the articles.
Reading for April 22:
“To stay in her home, she let in an A.I. robot” by Eli Saslow, New York Times, February 12, 2026. Available in the New York Times at https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/us/elliq-ai-robot-senior-companion.html?smid=url-share
NYT is available to Cook Library patrons, go to https://tamworthlibrary.org/digital-newspapers/ to get instructions on how to access the NYT online.
Also available as reprinted in The Week, March 6, 2026 issue under the title “Me and my robot” which can be accessed using the Libby app, or online at https://nh.overdrive.com/media/12924808 (it is the second to last article in that issue.)
Use your library card number to set up a Libby or NH Downloadable Books account.
Or, if you wish, come to the library and pick up a printed copy of the article ahead of time.
Sessions are also scheduled for May 20 at 2:00 PM and June 17 at 6:30 PM. Check back for links to articles for those sessions.