Staying Real in an AI World

Join Stewart Cole, professor of English and environmental studies at UW-Oshkosh, for a thoughtful look at what AI means for how we connect, think, and show up as ourselves. Cole will dig into real concerns — like anxiety, mental overload, and eroding trust — while also exploring how AI might actually help us reconnect with what makes us uniquely human. He points out that tools like ChatGPT and Co-Pilot don't have real, lived experience the way people do, which is exactly why our human instincts and relationships matter more than ever. No tech expertise required — just an interest in what it means to stay genuinely "you" in an increasingly automated world.