{"id":118523,"date":"2026-01-28T16:45:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T21:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;eventDate=2026-03-24#038;p=118520"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:01:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T17:01:22","slug":"illuminating-ai-series-2026-03-24","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/illuminating-ai-series-2026-03-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Illuminating AI Series: How AI Reveals Hidden Stories in Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"p2\">Investigating the Science Behind Artificial Intelligence<\/h1>\n<p class=\"p2\">The Illuminating AI series transforms cutting-edge research into accessible public conversations, showcasing the work of scientists at the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI), UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State University, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (NCMNS) and Google AI for Nature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">This initiative examines the science underlying today\u2019s AI headlines, guiding audiences through the technology that drives artificial intelligence while investigating its effects on the natural environment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">During Spring 2026, RENCI and NCMNS will co-produce three lunchtime learning sessions culminating in he <a href=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar?p=114923\">April 16 Science Caf\u00e9: Illuminating AI Night<\/a>. Sessions are all free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 24 from 12:00pm-1:00pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>How AI Reveals Hidden Stories in Nature<\/em>,\u00a0<em>a virtual panel discussion featuring:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\">Angel Hsu, UNC Chapel Hill and the Data-Driven EnviroLab <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\">Roland Kays, NC State and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\">Dan Morris, Google AI for Nature and Society<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Moderator, Becky Boyles, RENCI at UNC Chapel Hill<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Watch the recorded livestream.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe class=\"embed-responsive-item\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FSfonAvZRns\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg disabled\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/renci.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_o7lBe-2JTAmtiBmbqOJ9uw#\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-pressed=\"true\">Register for the Webinar<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"event-title\"><strong>April 16 from 6:00pm-8:00pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar?p=114923\"><em>Science Caf\u00e9: Illuminating AI Night<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6:00pm-7:00pm:\u00a0Meet local scientists and interact with themed exhibits to learn about their exciting research<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">7:00pm, Science Cafe: Illuminating Artificial Intelligence: Using AI to increase the value of Museum specimens<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Our evening keynote pairs\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/renci.org\/staff\/chris-bizon\/\">Dr.\u00a0<span class=\"s2\">Chr<\/span><span class=\"s2\">is Bizon<\/span><\/a>, Director of Data Science and Analytics at RENCI and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/staff\/lily-hughes.php\">Dr.\u00a0<span class=\"s2\">Lily Hughes<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<span class=\"s3\">Research Curator of Ichthyology at the\u00a0<\/span>NC Museum of Natural Sciences and Research Assistant Professor at NC State University, highlighting how artificial intelligence illuminates our understanding of the Museum\u2019s ichthyology collections.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p2\"><em>The Illuminating AI series is a collaborative partnership between RENCI at UNC Chapel Hill and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investigating the Science Behind Artificial Intelligence The Illuminating AI series transforms cutting-edge research into accessible public conversations, showcasing the work of scientists at the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI), UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State University, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (NCMNS) and Google AI for Nature. This initiative examines the science underlying today\u2019s AI headlines,&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/illuminating-ai-series-2026-03-24\/\">Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[3,12,13,164,6,14,15,25,47,29,8,247],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/118523"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118523"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/118523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":120064,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/118523\/revisions\/120064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118523"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=118523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}