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ITKAN February 2026 - An Honest Look at AI Adoption

Join us on 2/19 from 5:30-7PM CST in Teams as SPR Data & AI Specialty Director, Josephine Wood, explains the current state of AI adoption.

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Join us this Thursday 2/19 for our next virtual meeting: An Honest Look at AI Adoption. Learn more > https://itkan.cloud/2026/02/13/february-2026-meeting-an-honest-look-at-ai-adoption/
February 2026 Meeting – An Honest Look at AI Adoption - ITKAN

Register for the February 19 meeting. ITKAN is back for 2026, and we are talking all year long about Artificial Intelligence including topics like responsible governance and ethical standards. AI is transforming how tech professionals work across development, data, QA, and operations. This session offers an honest look at the current state of AI adoptionContinue reading "February 2026 Meeting – An Honest Look at AI Adoption"

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Tomorrow evening Chi Hack Night is In-person and Online: Lucy Parsons Labs - Chicago's Fight against Automated License Plate Readers. Learn more > https://chihacknight.org/events/2026/02/17/lucy-parsons-labs
In-person and Online: Lucy Parsons Labs - Chicago's Fight against Automated License Plate Readers - Chi Hack Night

Join to hear about Chicago's Fight against Automated License Plate Readers.

Chi Hack Night
We are back for 2026! Join us on 2/19 for our next meeting - An Honest Look at AI Adoption. Learn more > https://itkan.cloud/2026/02/13/february-2026-meeting-an-honest-look-at-ai-adoption/
February 2026 Meeting – An Honest Look at AI Adoption - ITKAN

Register for the February 19 meeting. ITKAN is back for 2026, and we are talking all year long about Artificial Intelligence including topics like responsible governance and ethical standards. AI is transforming how tech professionals work across development, data, QA, and operations. This session offers an honest look at the current state of AI adoptionContinue reading "February 2026 Meeting – An Honest Look at AI Adoption"

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Autonomous multisensory enhancement of a visual neuroprosthesis for navigation: Technical proof-of-concept with simulated prosthetic vision and single-subject case study of a visual prosthesis user https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1741-2552/ae3d67 Argus II vision alone was inadequate for navigation. #NeuroTech #blindness
Tomorrow evening Chi Hack Night is Online for an Open Hack. Learn more > https://chihacknight.org/events/2026/01/27/open-hack
Online: Open Hack - Chi Hack Night

There will be no presentation this week. Instead, we're going to have an Open Hack. Join our 7pm open Zoom call for introductions, socializing, announcements and breakout groups.

Chi Hack Night
Tomorrow Chi Hack Night is In-person and Online: Four-Flats, ADUs, and Beyond - How Abundant Housing Illinois is Reshaping Chicago. Learn more > https://chihacknight.org/events/2026/01/20/abundant-housing-illinois
In-person and Online: Four-Flats, ADUs, and Beyond - How Abundant Housing Illinois is Reshaping Chicago - Chi Hack Night

What does it mean to be a YIMBY? As the Illinois chapter of the national “Yes In My Backyard” movement, Abundant Housing Illinois advocates for building more homes of all types; from affordable housing and shelters to market-rate apartments and the classic Chicago four-flat. The organization brings together neighbors, urbanists, and policy wonks to push for housing reforms that make the city and state more affordable and welcoming.

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From abandonment to adoption: advancing assistive technologies for blindness and low vision in the AI era https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/digital-health/articles/10.3389/fdgth.2025.1719746/full
Frontiers | From abandonment to adoption: advancing assistive technologies for blindness and low vision in the AI era

Assistive technologies can enhance safety, independence, and quality of life for people with blindness and low vision. Despite their benefits, abandonment of...

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Tomorrow Chi Hack Night is Online: One Year In - What We Know the Trump Administration Means for Public Interest Technology. Learn more > https://chihacknight.org/events/2026/01/13/civic-tech-panel
Online: One Year In - What We Know the Trump Administration Means for Public Interest Technology - Chi Hack Night

Legislative data is hard to parse, track, and organize—and existing solutions can disappear overnight, like Google’s Civic Information API did in 2024. What would a decentralized, open-source alternative look like?

Chi Hack Night
Tomorrow evening Chi Hack Night is Online: Govbot: Decentralized Government Data Meets AI Analysis — Built for Citizens and Activists. Learn more > https://chihacknight.org/events/2025/12/16/govbot
Online: Govbot: Decentralized Government Data Meets AI Analysis — Built for Citizens and Activists - Chi Hack Night

Legislative data is hard to parse, track, and organize—and existing solutions can disappear overnight, like Google’s Civic Information API did in 2024. What would a decentralized, open-source alternative look like?

Chi Hack Night