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Keep up to date with AI in the u3a by signing up for our monthly newsletter at the AI Network leaders page.
If you want to start using AI Chatbots like ChatGPT and are happy to give it a go by yourself but don’t know where to start then our Beginners Padlet is for you.
Thinking of running AI classes or an AI group in your local u3a or looking for help to get your u3a Committee on board? If so join like minded u3a members in our zoom based AI Agitators Group Link
If you have any suggestions for improving this web site or need additional support please contact Alan Freeland .
10 min video introduction video for those new to AI
Dates for AI Events
AI News Sessions held on Zoom each month
AI News Events are 90 min Zoom based updates on what is happening in the world of AI. Any u3a member can attend. Go to https://www.u3a.org.uk/events/educational-events#Events and scroll down to find the next AI news event and book a place. Unless otherwise stated they take place at 10am on a Friday. Each event is chaired by a member of the AI team
- September 25th. Four years of AI – how Generative AI has evolved within and without the u3a
- October 23rd. TBA
- November 27th. External Speaker: Ethical considerations of AI in Public Services – the need for a code of conduct.
- December 18th. External Speaker: Ethical considerations in choosing and using AI Chatbots, Search Engines and Social Media.
- January 15th 2027 External Speaker: AI and the Creative Arts
- February 26th 2027
- March 26th 2027
Other AI Events
Nation/Regional/U3A Events
Regional event bookings are via your Council member.
October 12th Scotland AI Online Event
December 14th Wales AI Online Event
Preparing for an AI World. An online course of four 2 hour sessions on getting started with AI. Monday November 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd at 14:00. Booking via the u3a online learning events website in the Autumn.
Courses
The u3a AI course that has proved most popular is David Mcall’s Web based Silver AI Course and Russell Whitworth’s Powerpoint version of it. There are six modules which are typically run by u3as at 2hrs a week for six weeks. Details on our Padlet, and dont forget to provide feedback if you use the material
The six modules: Making AI Images and Songs; AL Chat; Advanced AI Images; Ethics and AI Futures; and The Rise of the Robots.
The AI for Everyone Team
Some team members act as a liason point for u3a Regions and Countries. If you wish to arrange an event in your region or country please contact your u3a council representative. The names and details can be found here: https://www.u3a.org.uk/about/u3a-council
| AI team contacts (u3a) | click on bio link for bio | Special Interest |
| Alan Freeland u3a AI Subject Advisor London Region Contact Scotland Contact (Farnham) |  | AI & Society, How it works – non tech, value to members |
| David McAll (Yate & Sodbury) |  | Silver AI Project Clone, Podcast |
| Don Mobley Aviation Subject Adviser (Stowmarket) |  | AI in Aviation |
| Gillian Fielding (IGO & Bury) |  | Education |
| Glenys Hart (Woodley and Wokingham) |  | AI in Education, AI & Visualisation, Robotics , LLMs. Impact on Society |
| Ian Hawker East Region Contact (East Suffolk) |  | AI applications- Healthcare, Education, Climate Change |
| Jean Jackson West Midlands Trustee |  | AI in Marketing, Digital Inclusion |
| Les Mitchell Northumbria Region |  | Industrial engineering and The Rule of Law |
| Peter Lunio North West Region Contact | Local Government AI for Social Housing | |
| Robert Sprigge Hertfordshire and North London contact (Hertford & District) |  | How free AI Chatbots can help you, Prompting skills, Scheduling complicated journeys and maximising benefits from Solar/Battery systems, Impact on Careers. |
| Russell Whitworth South East Region Contact (Guildford) |  | Getting the best out of AI Chatbots, and using AI to write Python code |
| Sandra Dean Spanish Subject Adviser (Bourne End/ West Wolds) |  | AI and Languages |
| Sarah Jones (Chiltern) | bio | Introducing AI to small/large groups, small project teams, and one-to-one sessions. |
| Stephen Doyle (Wokingham) | AI and Family History |
Past Presentations
AITools
| AI Tools | Additional Tools | Additional Tools |
|---|---|---|
| notebooklm | ||
| Suno – Create a song | Udio – Create a song | All about Gemini – May 2024 |
| ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI chatbot | ||
| EVI – Empathic AI (4) | Perplexity (2) | PI – natural conversations (2) |
| OpenAI ChatGPT (2,3,4) | Microsoft Copilot (2,3,4) | Google Gemini (2,4) |
| Anthropic Claude 3 (2) | Stable Diffusion (3) | Midjourney (1,3) |
| (1) Not free, (2) Text, (3) Image, (4) Voice | ||
| Courses | ||
| AI for everyone | OpenAI Academy | Elements of AI |
| AI foundations for everyone | AI for the Third Agers | |
| Education | ||
| AI for Teachers | People-Centred AI |
| Healthcare | ||
| AI and Medicine October 2024 | AI and the NHS |
| Languages | ||
| Spanish | Duolingo | |
| Law Enforcement | ||
| AI in Law Enforcement | Using AI in Policing |
| Society, Ethics, Morals | ||
| Impact | ||
| Transport | ||
| The Times Tech podcast dated 3rd July: | Can a driverless car really cope with London traffic & is the big AI bromance over? |
Who to Follow and Read and u3a AI Newsletters
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