Hands On AIFree community workshop · Glenwood Springs
What could you save? Time. Money. Frustration. Maybe more.
Most people know AI can answer questions, write something, or help with office work. That is not what this workshop is about.
See what happens when AI leaves the blank chat box and starts working with the things already around you. No technical background required.
Start with ordinary life
A lot of people still experience AI as a better search box: ask a question, get an answer. Current tools can do much more when they are given useful context from the world around you.
A receipt. A photo. Ingredients in your kitchen. A product label. A confusing set of choices. Something that is not working. A trip you are trying to plan. A purchase you are trying not to regret.
Not because AI should run your life. Because another way to examine a problem can save time, money, frustration—or simply help you figure out what to do next.
What we'll do together
Explore grocery shopping, comparing products, meal planning, travel, household decisions, research and planning, confusing choices, figuring out where to start. The goal is not to hand decisions over to AI, but to understand them better.
Work with photos and receipts, ingredients and packaging, appliance or product information, written instructions and error messages, descriptions of what is happening, multiple pieces of information to compare. AI does not have to begin with a perfectly written question.
Learn where AI gets things wrong, what to verify, what not to share, when to ask for evidence, and when an expert is still the right answer. The human stays in the loop. Always.
What could you save?
Handle some of the mechanical work in researching, comparing, organizing, planning, and figuring out what to do next.
Compare purchases, notice tradeoffs, work with what you already have, and prepare better questions before spending.
Break a messy situation into smaller pieces, explain the unfamiliar, and find a reasonable place to begin.
Gain clarity, confidence, another perspective, a better question, or the ability to attempt something you might have avoided.
Come as you are
Bring something real
If you want to participate hands-on, bring one ordinary situation you would like to think through. You do not need to know whether AI can help. That is part of what we are there to explore.
You might come for…
90 minutes · Glenwood Springs
11:15 AM Doors open
11:30 AM Workshop begins
1:00 PM Workshop concludes
Anyone who wants to stay for a few informal questions afterward is welcome as time allows. This is an independently organized community workshop. Garfield County Libraries provides the venue and is not the event organizer or sponsor.
Good to know
Yes. No technical experience is expected. The workshop makes sense whether you have never used AI or have experimented casually.
No. People who already use ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, or other tools are welcome. We will move beyond the familiar question-and-answer pattern.
No. The examples focus on ordinary life: shopping, food, household situations, comparison, planning, troubleshooting, and decisions.
No. You can observe and join the discussion without using a tool. Free access to an AI assistant may be helpful if you want to try things hands-on, but paid access is not required.
No tool should replace appropriate professional expertise or your own judgment. We will discuss verification, limits, privacy, and how AI can help you prepare better questions.
No. The goal is the opposite: use AI to understand, compare, organize, investigate, and think. You remain responsible for the decision.
No. Registration is not required, but it is encouraged because seating is limited to 25 participants. Walk-ins are welcome as space allows.
The workshop is free. Registration is not required, but it is encouraged because seating is limited to 25 participants.
The class is intended for adults. Participants who are 16 or 17 may attend with a legal guardian who also has a registered seat.
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Registration is not required, but it is encouraged because seating is limited to 25 participants. Walk-ins are welcome as space allows.
