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<\/p>\nIs Cincinnati ready for age of A.I.? Experts debate at Cincy A.I. Week summit<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRIGHT NOW, IT\u2019S NOT CLEAR WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH. THE CITY OF CINCINNATI, READY FOR THE AGE OF AI. SO RIGHT NOW, LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE AND THE NATION ARE DISCUSSING HOW PREPARED THE QUEEN CITY IS FOR THE FUTURE OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGY. WLWT NEWS FIVE\u2019S AARON THOMAS SPOKE WITH TECH EXPERTS ON THE FRONT LINE. HEY THERE AARON. HEY, WHAT\u2019S GOING ON? CHRIS AND ASHLEY, YOU KNOW, OFTENTIMES WHEN WE THINK OF AI, WE THINK OF THE CHAT BOTS THAT WE CAN ACCESS ON OUR PHONES, BUT IT\u2019S MUCH MORE THAN THAT. IN FACT, CITIES CAN BENEFIT FROM THE USE OF AI WITH GOVERNMENT SERVICES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND THE TECH LEADERS I SPOKE WITH, SOME SAY THAT CINCINNATI IS AHEAD OF THE CURVE. OTHERS WOULD ARGUE THEY\u2019RE FALLING BEHIND. IT\u2019S HERE TO STAY. IT\u2019S NOT GOING TO GO ANYWHERE. AND I THINK WE NEED TO EMBRACE IT. A GATHERING OF PROFESSIONALS AND ENTHUSIASTS COMING TOGETHER AND OVER THE RHINE FOR CINCY AI WEEK, THEY ARE EXPLORING WHAT AI LOOKS LIKE IN CINCINNATI AND THE MIDWEST. I SAID BEFORE, A D MINUS. THAT DOESN\u2019T MEAN WE DON\u2019T HAVE THE ABILITY TO IMPROVE THAT, BUT WE DON\u2019T HAVE FOREVER TO DO THIS. ROB RICHARDSON, FOUNDER OF AN AI EDUCATION COMPANY, GIVES THE CITY A NEAR FAILING GRADE FOR ITS READINESS ON ADAPTING THE TECHNOLOGY. HE SAYS THE CITY COULD DO BETTER INCORPORATING THE TECH WHEN IT COMES TO CITIZEN SERVICES AND JOB GROWTH. WAITING COST US MORE MONEY, COST US JOBS AND COST US TALENT. THAT\u2019S THE ANSWER TO WHAT WE LOSE BY WAITING. WE\u2019RE DEFINITELY DOING BETTER THAN A D MINUS AI STRATEGIST SUMMER CRENSHAW SAYS CINCINNATI IS MUCH FURTHER ADVANCED THAN OTHER CITIES, WHERE SHE\u2019S HOSTED AI WEEK SUMMITS. BUT CINCINNATI REALLY FROM YEARS AGO, ROUGHLY THREE YEARS AGO, REALLY PLANTED THE FLAG ON RESPONSIBLE AI. ANY TECH REVOLUTION HAS ITS CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES. YOU SEE, PROFESSOR CHRIS JONES USES THE TECHNOLOGY IN THE COLLEGE SETTING, DESCRIBING IT AS AN ESSENTIAL WORKFORCE SKILL FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. I ACTUALLY ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO USE AI, WHETHER IT\u2019S CREATING THEIR PRESENTATION, DOING RESEARCH, BUT YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN IT. AND WE ALSO LEARNED AT CINCY AI WEEK THAT SOME OF THOSE TECH LEADERS PLAN ON GETTING MORE THAN 1000 OHIOANS CERTIFIED AND HELPING WITH THEIR UPSKILLING WITH AI. WE\u2019VE INCLUDED ON OUR WEBSITE, WLWT.COM, A LINK TO FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CERTIFICATION. REPORTING LIVE. AARON THOMAS WLWT NEWS FIVE. AARON. A LOT OF PEOPLE OBVIOUSLY AND UNDERSTANDABLY WORRIED ABOUT SOME OF THIS AI TECHNOLOGY. A NEW POLL FROM REUTERS SHOWS MORE THAN HALF OF AMERICANS THEY\u2019RE APPREHENSIVE ABOUT AI AND WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR JOB LOSS. HOW ARE THE TECH EXPERTS RESPONDING TO THOSE CONCERNS? YEAH. SO OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THESE TECH LEADERS, THEY\u2019VE HEARD SOME OF THESE CONCERNS BEFORE AS IT RELATES TO DATA CENTERS, YOU OFTEN HEAR ABOUT THE WATER USE OF DATA CENTERS. BUT AFTER SPEAKING WITH THEM, THEY SAY IT\u2019S ALL ABOUT FINDING WAYS TO HAVE AI WORK FOR YOU. SO THINK OF THINGS LIKE YOUR TIME MANAGEMENT, HOW IT CAN MAKE YOUR DAY A LITTLE BIT EASIER. ADDITIONALLY, THIS IS WHY THEY SAY IT\u2019S IMPORTANT FOR CITY LEADERS AND GOVERNMENTS TO FIND A WAY TO SCOPE A VISION AND HAVE POLICY ON HOW TO NAVIGATE SOME OF THIS EMERGING TECHNOLOGY. IT\u2019S ALSO WORTH POINTING OUT THAT EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR JUST INTRODUCED THIS FREE AI LITERACY COURSE THAT ANYONE ACROSS AMERICA CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TEXT READY TO. 20202 COURTIS. AND THAT\u2019S REALLY A LOT OF\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Is Cincinnati ready for age of A.I.? Experts debate at Cincy A.I. Week summit<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 6:55 PM EDT Jun 11, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n