Guest Speakers

Last meeting we had the opportunity with Ms Deborah Martin from Computer Pals Castle Hill to learn about Artificial Intelligence. She conducts small individual groups each week at the Caretakers Cottage on Castle Hill showground for seniors who wish to learn the entry level of basic computing skills.

Deborah gave us an insight to the various free apps which can be installed on our laptops and mobile phones etc. Chat GPT, Perplexity, Copilot, Gemini, Grok and so on.

Explanation was given to the popular 30% rule in the industry, that suggests about one third of all popular tasks can be automated by AI today.

The remaining work needs human expertise, context and oversight. There is no single "better" provider than Chat GPT the best alternative depends on your individual needs, with top contenders including Google Gemini for real time information.

The top AI companies in the world today are Amazon, Google, Apple ,Facebook, Microsoft, Intel, Oracle and the list goes on. Deborah pointed out that AI is the technology of tomorrow and it stands to reason why large companies are heavily investing considerable amounts of money in this domain.

Experts estimate that the net worth of the AI market will reach a staggering $294 billion by end 2025.

In simple terms AI is a technology through which computers are made to mimic human - like thinking & behaviour. It aids machines in performing systematic tasks involving reasoning, learning, understanding language and recognizing visual and auditory stimuli.

We warmly thanked Deborah for her enlightenment on the subject of the moment, "Artificial Intelligence" a hotly debated, World Topic.

Upcoming Speakers:

October - Graham Sims  who will talk about

Chief Sitting Bull (Sioux tribe).

November : David Hunt Author of Girt and True Girt.

December - Ros Taylor who will talk on their

interesting excursion to Russia.

Ian Green.

Guest Speakers