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From ELIZA to ChatGPT and beyond: a brief history of generative artificial intelligence.
Learn about the recent history, current applications and possible futures of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI). From the early beginnings of conversational AI in the 1960s to the onrush of ChatGPT and other AIs of the present day, we'll explore how we got here and where we might be going. Presented by John Fink who is the Digital Scholarship Librarian at McMaster University's Sherman Centre. John’s talents lie in complex and innovative systems administration, project management and hardware infrastructure. He also has an interest in the maker/hacker element in digital scholarship.
The first Hamilton Public Library building opened on September 16, 1890 by the Earl and Countess of Aberdeen on the north side of Main Street West. In 1913, a new main library opened. This building was replaced in 1980 by Central Library, at the current location on York Boulevard.
In 2010, Central Library re-opened after approximately 18 months of renovations. Central Library opened with a newly revitalized first floor, which includes a Community Living Room that takes advantage of natural light. The Ontario Library Association honoured Central in 2012 with an Architectural and Design Transformation award.
