The AI Dialogues™ for Responsible Use
This 6-session series is intended for all staff as well as students. We teach what AI is, what it’s NOT, and how it works. We cover topics of data privacy, human in the loop, bias, environment, critical thinking (is AI making us dumber??), basic prompting, avoiding “newbie mistakes” that discredit you, and more!
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1 Day LIVE Training or Six 1-Hour Live-Virtual Sessions
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Session 1: Starting with Curiosity
This session uses the unique lens of biomimicry (how nature’s processes inspire technology) to explain the foundations of what AI is, how it works, and why understanding it matters for every business.
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Session 2: Don't Tell My Secrets (but be Transparent)
Data privacy is one of the biggest risks of AI in public sector. In this session, we 1) demystify the difference between data privacy BEFORE artificial intelligence and AFTER artificial intelligence, 2) give participants guidance on how to be safe with data, and 3) introduce the concept of “transparency” when using AI to create public-facing content.
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Session 3: Human in the Loop in AI
Most AI disasters happen because humans didn’t stay in the loop, didn’t verify, trusted too much. In this session we not only teach participants the importance of staying in the loop, we also dive into biased data and how humans can either perpetuate or stop bias in its tracks by staying in the loop.
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Session 4: Avoiding Beginner Blunders and Open Records Considerations
There are some very common “newbie mistakes” that new AI users fall into that can actually have significant consequences. In this session we teach participants how to avoid those mistakes and also address considerations related to AI and open records.
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Session 5: The Human Impact of AI
AI impacts humans in many ways. In this session, we discuss both the short and possible long-term human impact of AI - from what it can and cannot do for accessibility to its positive impact in the neurospicy community to potential harmful impacts if it’s adopted without intention.
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Session 6: How to Keep Getting Better
In this session, we dive into efficiency and workflow. We teach participants how to recognize a good AI use case and how to ignore the use cases that will just result in “work slop” or wasted time so they can continue to increase both their AI skills and their critical thinking skills.
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How We Teach
From basic to complex.
Each of our interactive, live or live-virtual sessions begins with learning an AI concept.
All of our sessions start with SIMPLE, NON-TECHNICAL language and introduce AI jargon (such as machine learning, deep learning, LLM, responsible use, data privacy, human in the loop) in ways all audiences can understand.
This approach allows us to increase AI literacy for beginner, intermediate, and advanced AI levels at the same time.
For example, if a participant already understands AI from a technical perspective, our simple, non-technical approach empowers that participant with language to share their knowledge in ways their non-technical colleagues can understand.
If, however, a participant does not understand anything about AI, this approach meets them where they are at and builds towards literacy at a speed they can digest.
Real-life examples.
After introducing a concept, we anchor the concept in examples of real AI use cases. This brings the participants out of the world of theory and into the world of “how this looks day-to-day”.
These use cases are TAILORED TO YOUR INDUSTRY and your organizational GOALS, so they are relevant and easily digestible to your teams.
Hands-on skill building.
In the final third of our sessions, we get HANDS-ON and empower participants with the foundational GenAI skills they need. We begin with basic prompting and increase complexity over the course of each session.
By the end of the sessions, participants also have the ability to recognize opportunities for AI use cases. This skill is perhaps the most valuable of them all.
What it costs
The AI Dialogues™ for Responsible Use — $12,500
Includes:
6 Sessions
Examples tailored to your agency (we don’t use standard AI use case examples - our team makes sure every use case example is relevant to YOU and YOUR TEAM)
Communication toolkit (email announcement drafts, sign-up forms, FAQs, program overview, slide deck)
Scheduling and administrative support (we’ve done this over and over, so we’re prepared for most logistical issues and questions)
Unlimited attendees (you do NOT pay per person - we want to provide as much value as we can to your agency, so unlimited attendees in each track are welcome)
Recordings you can keep
Pre/post survey literacy and skill assessments
Attendance tracking
Completion certification
AI champion mentorship
Final report
Our process
Fill out the form, and hit submit.
2. We’ll respond!
After we receive the submitted form, we’ll get in touch with you with two business days to schedule a intro call.
3. We all get to meet!
We’ll meet for about half an hour to ask our questions and answer yours. This will give you all the info you need to make a go/no go decision.
4. You email us the go/no-go!
After you’ve had a chance to discuss internally, you shoot us an email letting us know if we’re a go or a no-go.
5. We work through procurement.
We know public sector procurement can be challenging. Depending on your thresholds for Direct POs, we can either contract directly, subcontract through an approved third-party vendor, or work with one of our existing delivery vendors partners to get you exactly what you need.
6. We get to work!
When we’ve gotten through procurement, we’re ready to go! We’ll schedule an onboarding meeting and work with you step by step to make the magic happen.
Our goal is to make the process as painless and positive and pleasant as possible for you, your team, and every single participant.
7. We provide a report!
When it’s all said and done, we provide a detailed report to you outlining attendance, before/after literacy data, insights we’ve noticed, and recommended next steps.
8. We’re still here if you need us!
We’re here if you need us! Our hope is that your AI champions have what they need to keep the momentum going, but we are always creating new materials and inventing better ways to support them and you in your ongoing quest towards responsible and innovative AI use.