Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Threat or Opportunity? - An Introduction For Charities

Why Come? 

We’ll spend a half-day together immersing ourselves in the rapidly evolving world of AI. 

Together we’ll get comfortable with what it is (and what it isn’t). We’ll delve into the many ethical questions that surround the technology and think through how they apply to your role and organisation. And we’ll go beyond theory to look at how charities are using generative AI in practice. 

Who Should Attend? 

This beginner-level course is for anyone in the charity sector who is AI curious. It’s ideal if you want to start using generative AI in your role or help your team or organisation explore it more confidently. 

We’ll touch on organisational policy, but the focus is on using AI ethically in real, everyday charity work. 

Outcomes 

• A good basic understanding of what AI is
• An approach for using AI in an ethical way
• Examples of how other charities are using AI
• A list of AI tools to try in your organisation
• Practical ideas for starting or scaling AI in your workplace 

 What Will It Cover? 

• A brief history of AI
• Charity case studies: generative AI in practice in our sector
• Discussion: share experiences of using generative AI or how you would like to use it
• How to get the most out of AI with a prompt-writing guide, ethics checklist and advice on how to add value as a human
• Implementation tips: getting leadership buy-in, creating an AI policy, setting up working groups and testing tools 

Trainer – George Knight, DSC