
12:00: Where is the line when it comes to environmental protests…and how and when does it move?
1:00: Jeffrey Allan on his new book, “Writing AI Prompts for Dummies”
When two climate activists temporarily vandalized Stonehenge last week, they ignited debate about how environmentalists handle protests. The British group “JUST STOP OIL” was behind the Stonehenge incident, which entailed one young member and one older member spraying dyed corn flour on the monument. Bystanders tried to pull the activists away from the site until eventually, both activists sat on the ground. As reported by the Atlantic, “conservative and moderate voices have reacted with outrage, while left-leaning environmentalists have argued that critics should be more concerned about the state of the planet than a bit of plant-based coloring that was easily removed.” The broader issue we explore this hour is what the incident says about the state of environmental protests. Is an action like this – or throwing soup at the (glass protected) Mona Lisa or spray painting private jets – becoming a more common way to draw attention to a cause and produce change? How does the environmental activism of the past compare to the state of activism today? And what will it look like in the future? Our guests are youth climate leaders who answer these questions and more. Our guests:
- Ana Bansal, rising junior at Brighton High School and member of the Brighton Climate Club and the Rochester Youth Climate Leaders
- Lola DeAscentiis, rising junior at Harvard who hopes to go into environmental law
- Jordan Schwartz, rising sophomore at Harvard College studying government
- Phoebe Martin, rising senior at Brighton High School and member of the Rochester Youth Climate Leaders
Then in our second hour, have you used AI to generate content? According to Pew Research, 58 percent of U.S. adults have heard of ChatGPT, and 18 percent have used it. A new book provides guidance for readers who want to use generative AI to produce text, images, videos, or music. It also covers how to AI-proof your job. One of the co-authors leads Nazareth University’s Nazareth’s Institute for Technology, AI, and Society. This hour, we’re joined by Jeffrey Allan to explore the strategies in his new book and discuss the human-AI relationship when it comes to creating content. Our guest:
- Jeffrey Allan, co-author of “Writing AI Prompts for Dummies,” and director of the Institute for Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and Society at Nazareth University