Speaker - Feb '25

February's Guest Speaker: John Handby

Topic: Artificial Intelligence: The Future is Now

Date and Time: Wednesday, February 19, 9:30 a.m. - ZOOM

Here are a few words from John:

My main current interest is in the likely impact of artificial intelligence on society. This follows a career spent in the technology field, firstly with the UK Government and then as chief information officer of a number of major corporates. More recently I was chief executive of a research and networking company in advanced technology, leading to various consulting roles and joining the boards of a number of high tech start up companies.

ArtificiaI Intelligence: The Future is Now

As a species we face enormous challenges in managing our way through the tsunami of change about to engulf us as AI becomes a core part of our existence. The arrival of chatbots and the emergence of humanoid robots has captured the attention of the media and the public but what are the implications for the future? Whilst huge advances are likely in health care and other fields, individual privacy is now a thing of the past and the use of AI in creating fake news etc and in military operations poses great risks to us all. The talk considers all these issues and ponders the latest thinking on likely future developments.