AI Workshop: Build-A-Bot (FREE)

*** This workshop will take place in the Missoula Public Library on the 4th floor in the Blackfoot Board Room. ***

In this 90-minute, hands-on workshop, you’ll build three AI bots step-by-step and learn how to shape their tone, accuracy, behavior, and purpose in ways that align with your own goals and values.

What you’ll build

• A meal-planning bot we iterate on together during a live demo
• A collaborative small-group bot, such as a customer-service helper, curriculum generator, scheduling assistant, or fundraising strategist
• An individual bot you design and refine on your own—like a personal organizer or a creative brainstorm partner

What you’ll learn

• How prompts and structure affect bot performance
• How to guide a bot’s tone, safety, clarity, and privacy behavior
• How context shapes AI outputs
• How to choose and test domains where AI helps you most
• How to refine and compare bot behaviors across use cases
• How to integrate AI into your life or work with intention—not overwhelm

Participants can join from any internet-connected device (phone, tablet, laptop). You’ll leave with three working bots and the confidence to keep exploring AI on your own.