AIQ: Artificial Intelligence Quotient Workshop
🔮 Stop wondering about AI — start using it to supercharge your business.
In today’s rapidly evolving business world, Artificial Intelligence isn’t a future concept — it’s a now necessity. The buzzwords, the complexity, the fear of the unknown… it’s a lot. That’s why we’re launching the AIQ Workshop — a bold, hands-on experience designed to demystify AI and give you practical tools to transform the way you work.
🔍 What is AIQ?
AIQ (Artificial Intelligence Quotient) is your ability to understand, adapt to, and effectively apply AI in real-world scenarios. It blends literacy, strategy, ethics, and adaptability — helping you work smarter with intelligent tools.
Whether you’re a business owner, entrepreneur, creative, or student, this workshop will give you the clarity, confidence, and tools to use AI with purpose and precision.
🎯 What You’ll Learn:
✅ Demystify AI through live demos and real use cases
✅ Build your AIQ to become more innovative and adaptable
✅ Explore tools that streamline work and spark creativity
✅ Learn Prompt Engineering for smarter AI results
✅ Gain hands-on experience you can apply immediately
🧠 Workshop Segments Include:
- AI Literacy: The Foundation for Success
- Prompt Engineering: The Key to Unlocking AI’s Power
- Practical AI Applications: Real-World Solutions for Your Business
- Hands-On Work Sessions with expert support
Join industry professionals from Microsoft and Google — Amy Hinchey and Aidan Sova — as they share real-world insights and guide you through AI tools you can start using right away.
💬 Plus — A Lively Panel Discussion
The first of three panelists includes a local connection, Chris Debenham. Debenham is the Executive Director of Applications & Analytics at Consumers Energy. With over 20 years of information technology and background in Data Center Infrastructure and Collaboration systems, he most recently implemented a system of delivery focused agile transformation to attract software engineers to downtown Jackson and sits on an advisory board for the Michigan Council of Women in Technology.
Alongside Debenham on the panel is Patrick Kinnicutt, chairperson for the Department of Computer Science at Central Michigan University. Kinnicutt specializes in research related to spatial statistics/modeling, visualization, scientific computing, data mining and image processing.
Rounding out the panel, also from Central Michigan University, is Matthew Katz Professor in Philosophy. Katz’s central focus is on artificial intelligence and self-awareness and has presented on publications related to analog and digital representation, rethinking the language of thought and other language thought topics – with a research interest in both philosophy of mind and psychology and epistemology.
Event Details
Date: Thursday, September 18
Time: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Location: American 1 Event Center
128 W. Ganson Street, Jackson, MI 49201
Registration Fees:
- $295 – Chamber Members
- $395 – Non-Chamber Members
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