AI Exploration Series: Your Bi-Weekly AI Office Hours

Event details Date: Thursday, July 23, 2026 Time: 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Location: Online Type: Lecture / Workshop Department: CIT About this event Due to popular demand, we're expanding to a full hour while keeping our bi-weekly schedule! Join us for informal AI office hours hosted by Ayham Boucher (Director, Cornell AI Program), Fermin Romero (Infrastructure and Application Development Manager, Student Services IT), and Jai Chandnani (AI Engineer Fellow, Cornell AI Program). This is your space to come and have an open chat about the newest buzz in AI. We cover everything from breaking news in the AI world to hands-on demos of new tools that are available to our Cornell community right now. Whether you want to discuss the latest model releases, troubleshoot a prompt that's not working, share something cool you built, or just listen in while others explore, this series is designed for you. What to Expect: Open Q&A format (no rigid agenda, just genuine conversation)Live demos of tools like Claude Code, Cline, Copilot, and moreReal-world use cases from Cornell community membersTips on everything from basic prompting to advanced agentic workflowsA judgment-free zone to ask "Is this even possible?" questionsFormat: Drop in and out as you need to during any session. We meet every other Thursday at 2pm ET for one hour over Zoom. The vibe is relaxed, the conversations are dynamic, and we always seem to discover something unexpected. We look forward to seeing you there! Join Zoom meeting: https://cornell.zoom.us/j/95928229091?pwd=Oc40EtIedRPBQlDzld8HwIwyKr5DjF.1 Official event details: https://events.cornell.edu/event/ai-exploration-series