The Georgia Tech Library will host the next session of the Long Now Lecture Series in the retroTECH Lab on the third floor of Crosland Tower. This month’s event features a video talk titled Inspired by Intelligence: Purpose and Creativity in the AI Era by creative technologist Kim Carson.

In the talk, Carson explores how artificial intelligence can function as a tool that sparks creative thought rather than something that completely replaces human creativity. The lecture challenges common narratives that frame AI only as either a perfect technological future or a dangerous disruption, instead encouraging audiences to think about how people can work alongside these systems.

Following the video, a conversation facilitated by Digital Learning and Instruction Librarian Justin Ellis will invite participants to reflect on the ideas presented and discuss the evolving relationship between technology, creativity, and human purpose.

The event is drop-in and does not require registration. It is part of retroTECH’s Long Now Lecture Series, which focuses on understanding the future of technology by exploring and preserving its past.