Millions of people use AI tools like ChatGPT every day for school, work, research, and everyday questions. But there's always one important question in the back of our minds: Can I actually trust this answer?This workshop explores how modern AI systems work, why they sometimes produce misleading or incorrect information, how often they do so, and what current AI safety research reveals about making these systems more trustworthy. Through live demonstrations and real-world examples, you'll learn practical strategies for evaluating AI-generated information, simple techniques for verifying whether an AI response is factual, and how to recognize when AI is giving answers that sound convincing or simply tell you what you want to hear instead of what is supported by evidence. The goal is not to make you trust AI more, but to help you understand when you should trust it, when you shouldn't, and how to confidently verify its answers so you can use AI as a powerful tool without being misled.No programming or technical background is required. Whether you're a student, educator, professional, parent, or simply curious about artificial intelligence, this session will help you better understand how AI works, when it can be misleading, and how to use it responsibly. About the instructors: Mrinal A. is an AI Safety & Interpretability researcher whose work on AI deception and reasoning was spotlighted at NeurIPS and AACL-IJCNLP, some of the world's leading artificial intelligence conferences. His research has been presented to more than 400+ AI researchers, educators, and industry professionals receiving over 19 citations from UPenn, CMU, Microsoft, and MBZUAI and he has over four years of experience teaching students ages 12–18. His work focuses on AI safety, deception detection, multi-agent reasoning, interpretability, and building more trustworthy AI systems.Abbas Raza is the CTO of RefocusAI and brings an industry perspective on how AI is being built, applied, and improved in real-world products. His work includes architecting cloud-native AI platforms, deploying LLM-powered systems using tools like Claude and Gemini, and building multi-agent AI workflows for real-time decisioning, automation, and enterprise adoption. Library staff may take photos, videos, or audio recordings at our events. Please tell us if you do not wish to be photographed, video-recorded, or audio-recorded. We will always respect your requests. An ASL (American Sign Language) interpreter or closed captioning can be provided for this program if requested at least seven (7) days in advance. For assistance, please contact your library or accessibility@aclibrary.org.
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Fun for the whole family! Family Storytime is a fun combination of storybooks, flannel boards, and songs to strengthen early literacy skills. Most appropriate for ages 3-5, but all ages are welcome. No registration necessary.
In this program, students in grades 1 to 5 grade are given the opportunity to read to a Therapy Dog for 15 minutes. Reading with dogs is a great way for children to practice their reading skills in a quiet, comfortable, and non-judgmental environment. Therapy Dogs are great listeners! Call 925-973-3…
This Intermediate English conversation group led by Gary Richter meets Tuesday and Thursday afternoons 1:30-3:00 p.m. at the library's conversation table. The group discussions focus on topics of everyday life in the USA. Everyone is welcome. See Gary's website for holidays/no class meetings.