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AI Literacy, FOMO, and Favorite Tech: #WxAISocialSaturday with Tara Bonhorst

  • Writer: Jenny Kay Pollock
    Jenny Kay Pollock
  • Mar 30
  • 2 min read

Updated: Mar 30


Tara Bonhorst hosts WOMENxAI Social Saturday

Exploring AI Literacy, One Conversation at a Time

This week’s #WxAISocialSaturday was hosted by Tara Bonhorst, founder of an online learning platform Do That Dave dedicated to helping professionals explore and apply AI. Tara sparked a high-energy, high-empathy dialogue about the widening AI literacy gap, the role of FOMO in AI adoption, and the "wow" demos that help bring new users into the fold.


Tara’s platform is designed to meet people where they are—whether they’re skeptics, dabblers, or enthusiastic adopters. She asked the community to reflect on:


  • 🧠 Their favorite non-AI tech innovation

  • ⚖️ Whether the AI skills gap is real or a FOMO-driven narrative

  • 🎥 Their go-to AI demo for newcomers


Meet the Host: Tara Bonhorst

Tara is not just an AI educator—she’s an experience designer, platform builder, and conversation catalyst. Her goal is to demystify AI by showing how tools can be used practically and playfully.


She also created a fun, low-stakes AI Vibe Check quiz to help people assess their AI confidence levels.


Highlights from the Community


🌟 “Democratizing access to technology is everything.” Tara reflected on the iPhone’s release in 2007 and how mobile tech has revolutionized work, learning, and entrepreneurship—especially for women and communities in the Global South.


🌟 “NotebookLM gets them every time.” Ary Aranguiz praised the tool’s mind-mapping capabilities and the way it helps newcomers grasp the why behind AI’s value.


🌟 “I made a little thing so my dog can open the window.” Imen Maaroufi Clark highlighted the tangible creativity enabled by 3D printing—bridging the gap between imagination and utility.


🌟 “We forget about the basics like cloud computing, but they power everything.” Many participants noted how tools like Google Docs—powered by cloud infrastructure—laid the groundwork for the real-time collaboration we now expect from AI.


🌟 “There is power in personalization.” Jenny Kay Pollock emphasized how showing the right AI tool to the right person can open doors. For a podcaster? She uses NotebookLM. For a public speaker? She’ll demo Perplexity’s content-enhancing features.


Tool Mentions and Resources:


A Thoughtful, Global Perspective

This week’s discussion was a powerful reminder: not everyone is swimming in AI—many are still figuring out how to dip a toe in. Whether you’re building demos for researchers or caregivers, meeting people with empathy and clarity is the real magic.


Join the Movement

Ready to share your voice, favorite tools, or tech opinions? Jump in next weekend for #WxAISocialSaturday, and tag a friend who should be part of the Women x AI community!

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