Many CSU researchers and scholars have been using AI machine learning programs long before “AI” and Large Language Models (LLM) entered mainstream vocabulary. Yet, for most of us, Generative AI systems (GenAI) like CoPilot and CSU-GPT are recent contributors to our research, writing, and teaching.
The past couple of years of AI development have meant a rapid and steep learning curve for all of us at CSU.
Amidst the influx of information, noise, hype, and bubbles, we have created an opportunity for us to pause, read, and ponder GenAI together.
This fall, CSU Writes invites the campus community to learn about GenAI and our rapidly changing work-a-day world with a Book Club discussion of Ethan Mollick’s Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI. Mollick is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Warton School, has studied AI for decades, and publishes a well-regarded Substack where he also ponders the most recent event and conversations going on in the world of AI that will affect our lives and work.
We will gather for two sessions so you can join in the way that works best for you:
- In-Person: November 5, 3-4:30 p.m. LSC 322
- Virtual: November 6, 12:00–1:30 p.m. (MST) on Zoom
You may be AI curious, AI cautious, AI excited, AI resistant, or all of the above, depending on the day. No matter where you stand, this discussion is for you. All at CSU are welcome to participate in CSU Writes’ book clubs. Register here: https://csuwrites.colostate.edu/book-club/
As a companion AI discussion, our spring 2026 semester book is Alex and Emily Bender’s The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want. A great read for winter break!
To attend a book club discussion, you do not need to have finished (or even started) the book to participate. We recognize how full the semester can be; simply bring your questions, insights, and willingness to explore how AI is changing our scholarly world.
To support rich and inclusive conversation, we created a Book Club Discussion Guide with key themes, optional prompts, and reflective questions to help you engage at your own pace.
You can access the Discussion Guide here: https://csuwrites.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/Co-Intelligence-Book-Club-Discussion-Guide-F25-Web.pdf
AI is reshaping how we work, research, and write at CSU. As a research university and a learning community, we have the opportunity and the responsibility to consider how we adopt and shape these systems. Join us as we explore what it means to work with AI ethically, creatively, and sustainably at CSU.
Let’s get together to explore Mollick’s vision of humans and AI learning side-by-side and consider the implications of co-intelligence for our research, studies, and work at CSU.