Verso University: Film Screening and Conversation with Filmmaker Lisa Tabb: Screenagers: Generation AI

Sunday, December 6 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Location: Trefz Forum | Registration Fee: FREE

Co-sponsored by OK to Delay Westport, Westport Together, and The Westport Library.

About This Event

How is artificial intelligence changing the way young people learn, connect, and feel about themselves?

Screenagers: Generation AI is the fifth film from the team behind the acclaimed Screenagers documentary series. Like the films before it, it captures a critical moment we’re all collectively in, as AI reshapes young people’s relationships, learning, and mental health.

The film weaves approachable science together with personal experiences, and equips parents, educators, and communities with tools to actively shape how AI enters their schools and homes. After the screening, join filmmaker Lisa Tabb for a conversation about what we can do next.

Some of the Experts Featured in the Film

The film draws insights from a wide range of researchers, clinicians, and policy experts, including:

• Lisa Damour, PhD, psychologist, author of The Emotional Lives of Teenagers
• Anna Lembke, MD, psychiatrist, Stanford Medicine, author of Dopamine Nation
• Robbie Torney, MA, director of AI programs, Common Sense Media
• Jared Cooney Horvath, PhD, neuroscientist, author of The Digital Delusion
• Meetali Jain, JD, founder, Tech Justice Law Center
• Rebecca Winthrop, PhD, director, Center for Universal Education, Brookings Institution
• Nina Vasan, MD, MBA, psychiatrist, Stanford Medicine
• Zak Stein, EdD, founder, AI Psychological Research Coalition
• Ben Rein, PhD, neuroscientist, Mind Science Foundation, author of Why Brains Need Friends

About the Filmmaker

Lisa Tabb is a producer with a rich background in digital media and parenting. She co-produced the four earlier Screenagers films and co-directed Screenagers Under the Influence: Addressing Vaping, Drugs, and Alcohol. She also co-produces The Screenagers Podcast and edits the weekly “Screenagers’ Tech Talk Tuesday” blog.

Tabb has made significant contributions to the global conversation about youth and screen time, with the films reaching over 10 million people in more than 100 countries. She is the author of Parenting in the Digital Age: A Guide to Calm Conversation. Before turning to film, she spent 15 years at ABC 7 News in San Francisco, where she focused on parenting trends and emerging technologies.

About the Moderator

Rebecca Zipkin is an attorney and Vice President of Policy & Programs at World Without Exploitation, the largest national coalition in the United States dedicated to ending the sexual exploitation of children and adults, online and offline. Rebecca leads the development and advancement of the organization’s national policy agenda and oversees its core programs. Rebecca is also a Westport resident, mother of two boys, and a leader of the local group Ok to Delay Westport.

About Verso University

• Classes are usually structured as a consecutive series.
• Class size is often limited.
• Each series has a one-time registration fee covering all classes in the series.
• Registration is mandatory.
• The Westport Library wants to ensure that all interested students are able to participate in Verso University courses. If the registration fee is a barrier to entry for you, please contact JConnon@westportlibrary.org.

Verso University is the Library’s lifelong learning and education initiative, serving up year-round offerings of classes, workshops, and lectures designed to further education and learning. Offerings run the gamut of educational opportunities, ranging from one-time lectures to ongoing courses to classes that meet weekly or perhaps monthly.

Verso University programs are made possible by the generous support of the Nancy J. Beard Lifelong Learning and Education Fund.

Library Refund Policy

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