Beyond the Prompts AI Workshop Series
From the Organizers:
During this free workshop attendees will learn to go beyond entering prompts into an AI chat website and instead intentionally leverage cloud-based and local AI systems to create useful, practical, custom systems for their daily lives. By better understanding the mechanism behind AI, users will become empowered to do anything from finally get their inbox under control to plan a custom murder mystery dinner party.
There will be two separate workshops. The first will be for general computer users and non-technologists and the second will be aimed at more advanced technologists. The second workshop will include a deep dive into how exactly AI inferencing works and other more technical aspects of AI tools.
Workshop 1 (General users):
Wednesday, September 24
6-8 p.m.
Advanced Cyber Systems Lab (ACSL)
Workshop 2 (Designed for IT professionals)
Wednesday, October 8
6-8 p.m.
Advanced Cyber Systems Lab (ACSL)
This workshop will be taught by David Koontz, a full stack software engineer, technology educator, maker, and active member of the Arizona tech community with over 20 years of experience.
Please register to receive a remote link.
When:
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
6 pm – 8 pm PT
Where:
Room MA 2108
GateWay Community College-Washington Campus
108 N 40th St, Phoenix, AZ 85034
Directions and parking map: https://techedcollab.org/directions/
This event is organized not by EFF, but by Tech Education Collaborative, a grassroots group participating in the Electronic Frontier Alliance. The EFA is a network of grassroots organizations across the country committed to promoting digital rights. Together, we're building a movement to promote freedom of expression, privacy, security, creativity, and access to knowledge.
