Life in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

From healthcare and everyday technology to employment, communication and personal security, artificial intelligence is becoming part of our daily lives, often without us even realising it.

The Kensington & Chelsea Over 50s Forum is delighted to welcome Dr Blay Whitby, a leading researcher, philosopher and expert in the ethical and social implications of artificial intelligence, for a fascinating and accessible talk exploring the opportunities, challenges and risks of this rapidly developing technology.

What will we explore?

• AI in everyday life: How artificial intelligence is already changing the way we live, work and communicate.
• The benefits of AI: How this technology could improve healthcare, services and our quality of life.
• Scams, fraud and misinformation: Understanding AI-generated deception, deepfakes and the risks to our personal security.
• The future of jobs and society: How AI could reshape employment, relationships and everyday activities.
• Who controls AI? Why ethical standards, safeguards and international regulation are becoming increasingly important.

Meet our speaker – Dr Blay Whitby

Dr Blay Whitby is a leading researcher in the field and the author of many books and a member of the Advisory Board of the All Party Parliamentary Group on AI. He is an ethics expert for the European Commission, a member of the Strategic Ethics Committee of BCS The Chartered Institute of IT and an ethical advisor to the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Widening public engagement in science through debate is important to him and he is a regular speaker in community settings as well as having participated in several very high impact science/art collaborations.

He currently lectures at The University of Sussex, Imperial College, Ada College, Brighton and Sussex Medical School and is a visiting professor at the Technical University of Vienna.