Verso University: Technology Lunch & Learn: AI for Small Business (December)

Friday, December 11, 12 pm - 1 pm | Location: Komansky Room | Registration Fee: FREE | Limited to 35 participants

Course Details

What if AI didn’t just answer your questions, but actually did the work?

Building on AI 101, this session, AI 102: Next Steps, moves from chatting with AI to putting it to work in your business. You’ll see how automation tools connect the apps you already use, including email, calendar, CRM, and accounting, so routine tasks like follow-ups, data entry, and appointment reminders happen without you. We’ll then introduce AI agents, the “digital employees” that can answer phones, qualify leads, schedule meetings, and handle customer questions around the clock, and talk honestly about what they’re ready for today and where a human still needs to be in the loop.

We’ll also cover the security side: how to keep sensitive data out of the wrong tools, set a simple AI use policy for your team, and recognize the AI-powered phishing, voice cloning, and deepfake scams now targeting small businesses.

Attending Session 1 on November 13 is helpful but not required. Bring your lunch and a task you wish you never had to do again.

Join us on November 13 for AI 101: Getting Started to learn prompt engineering, frameworks, and model selection.

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

Programs, prices, and dates are subject to change. Tickets are non-transferable between events but may be passed along to another attendee. All sales are final. Refunds are issued only if The Westport Library cancels an event outright. In the case of a postponement or reschedule, refunds are not guaranteed provided the event takes place within 12 months of the original date. Refunds, when applicable, are issued in the original form of payment.