The future of AI in Huntsville: learn more at this top tech event
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As a full-time creative in the midst of a tech city, I have the same question many may have: How is AI going to impact my job in the future? Spoiler alert: it’s not something to fear, according to one local expert.
We spoke with Dr. Jack Francis, a Huntsville local who has made AI his full-time career, now serving as the AI Solutions Director at Davidson Technologies Inc. Keep reading to hear his expertise on AI, how it may actually help you excel in your career and about the huge AI symposium coming up teaching tangible skills you can implement in the workplace.
How AI can help you in your career
AI is here to stay, and Dr. Francis calls it one of the most accessible yet robust tools available. It’s replaced Google for him, serving as “a smarter partner in problem solving.” His advice for beginners is to have fun with it, use trial and error and explore the vast capabilities of the technology.
Here is how he sees AI used the most in Huntsville:
- Improving workflow + productivity
- Content generation
- Coding
- Emails
- Market + competitor research
- Task analysis
I asked him a question he’s heard many times before: Should we fear AI taking our jobs? What he said really stuck with me, and was my key takeaway from our conversation:
“If you learn AI and you understand how to use it in your current role, you become much more attractive as a future employee going forward.
If you’re able to lean in and learn the tools, which you’ll be able to learn about at the AI Symposium, I think that makes you safer in the future.”
Dr. Jack Francis
Get ahead of the AI curve at the AI Symposium Jan 27-29
The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is at the heart of our tech city, and its annual AI Symposium returns this month in partnership with the Mayor’s AI Task Force to keep Huntsville locals at the forefront of the industry.
Dr. Francis will speak and teach a workshop at the symposium, which aims to demystify AI, expand on its use cases and equip attendees with skills they can take back to their workplaces.
- 💻 What: 3 days of hands-on workshops, speaking sessions from over 40 experts and 4 immersive Space Camp activities (meals included)
- 🗓️ When: January 27-29, 8:15AM-8PM
- Tuesday: Beginner-friendly, high-level overview of AI + prompting tools
- Wednesday: Intermediate-level crash course on Agentic AI + building an AI agent
- Thursday: Exploration of the use cases of AI across industries
- View the full schedule
- 💸 How much:
- All Access: $750
- Companion: $150
- One-Day: $450
- Student: $325
- Military/Govt: $550
- 🔗 Register
Enjoy 7 hands-on workshops + hear from 40+ speakers
Once you register for the symposium, make sure to sign up for one of the 7 incredible workshops over the 3 days that are available. Here is a breakdown of 4 of the 7 workshops:
🧑💻Workshop 1: AI for Enhanced Productivity: Mastering Prompts and a Modern Toolkit
- 👉Who it’s for: Any professional who wants to work smarter, not harder, in the age of AI
- 👉Takeaways: How to use AI prompt-engineering tools like ChatGPT to improve your productivity
🧑💻Workshop 2: Building Your First AI Agent
- 👉Who it’s for: Professionals with intermediate-level knowledge of AI who want administrative, creative or problem-solving support
- 👉Takeaways: Demystifying what Agentic AI is + learning how to build an autonomous AI agent
🧑💻Workshop 3: From Prompts to Processes: Engineering Agentic Development Environments
- 👉Who it’s for: Those who have an AI agent + want to learn the technical skills of implementing one
- 👉Takeaways: Cutting edge perspective on how to leverage Agentic AI to complete complex tasks
🧑💻Workshop 4: AI and Cyber: Automating Exploitation with Agentic Systems
- 👉Who it’s for: Cybersecurity professionals (hint: workshop involves “red teaming” + Infrastructure-as-Code)
- 👉Takeaways: How AI can be used to hack + assist in cybersecurity industries (building + deploying a practical, AI-powered penetration testing system)
“The symposium will be a really good opportunity if you are very technical in the AI field already, and you’ll have the chance to meet a lot of similar-minded people and build those relationships across Huntsville.”
Dr. Jack Francis
Check out the rest of the workshops and the list of speakers here
Ready to future-proof you career? Take the first step in becoming an AI expert at the AI Symposium by registering here.
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