Nerd Nite Fort Collins S2024E01

Join us for the first Nerd Nite Fort Collins event of 2024! Doors open at 6:30pm. Speakers commence at 7:00pm.

We will be kicking off our Nerd Nite Loyalty Program this month- get a punch card when you arrive and for every 3 Nerd Nites you attend, you get a free drink! 

We have two exciting speakers lined up this month: 

1. The H in Computer Science stands for Human by Lucas Plabst, PhD student at CSU

     Have you ever wondered why it takes 10 steps to cancel that trial subscription you got? Why there always seem to be 10 Download buttons but only one works? User interfaces have far too long ignored the key player: The User! Come learn about the field of human computer interaction and hear about some close calls we had just because of bad software.

2. Unraveling the Art of AI-Generated Crochet Patterns by Charlotte Connolly, PhD student at CSU

     Over the past year, algorithms like chatGPT, Craiyon, and WOMBO have made AI more accessible and as a result raised concern about the future role of humans in creative work. Join us as we use the art of crochet to explore ChatGPT’s true ability to create, unraveling the secrets, strengths, and weaknesses of its ability to imagine and innovate.