What AI is
Computer programs that learn patterns from huge numbers of examples. Chatbots predict likely words, so they can sound confident and still be wrong.
What we cover
The basics first, then the risks.
Every session is adapted to the group. A club for over-55s gets everyday uses and scam protection. Young people also look at where AI is heading and what it means for work.
Everyday uses
Ask a question, draft a message, plan a week of meals, make sense of a long letter, learn the basics of something new.
Better prompts
Be specific, add context about who you are and who the answer is for, and keep talking until it is right.
Checking AI's work
If AI helps you write a complaint or explain a health, legal or money question, check every detail before you act on it.
Fake voices, pictures and videos
We play a short AI voice live, so people can hear how convincing one sounds and why scammers use them.
Your privacy
What you type may be stored. Never share passwords, bank details or ID with a chatbot.
What we translate
Research, in words everyone can use.
Much of the best thinking on AI safety sits in papers, fellowships and policy circles written for specialists. We take the big questions, including existential risk and resilience, and turn them into plain-language sessions for the communities these questions will affect most.
Existential and catastrophic risk
In plain wordsThe chance that advanced AI goes badly wrong on a scale that affects everyone, what experts disagree about, and what is being done to lower the risk.
Resilience
In plain wordsMaking sure communities, services and households can cope when AI systems fail, are misused or change faster than people can adapt.
Alignment and control
In plain wordsMaking sure AI does what people actually want, not just what it was literally told, and that humans can still step in.
Misuse
In plain wordsPeople using AI to cause harm: scam calls with cloned voices, fake images, and convincing false information.
Concentration of power
In plain wordsWho builds and controls the most powerful AI, and whether the communities it affects get any say.
Bias and fairness
In plain wordsWho gets left out or treated unfairly when AI helps make decisions about jobs, money, health or services.
We say what is known and what is still uncertain. Nobody needs a technical background to take part, and every session is shaped around the people in the room.
Spotting scams
When a call or message does not feel right.
Scammers now use AI to copy voices, remove spelling mistakes from fake bank and HMRC messages, and make convincing fake adverts. The signs stay the same, and so does the fix.
Red flags
- Urgency: you must act now
- Secrecy: do not tell anyone
- Money, gift cards or crypto
- A new number for someone you know
What to do
- STOPDo not click, do not pay, hang up.
- CHECKRing the person or firm on a number you already trust.
- SAFE WORDAgree a family safe word that only you know.
To report a scam, use Report Fraud at reportfraud.police.uk. Forward scam texts to 7726. Dial 159 to reach your bank.
Working with
Partners who open their doors.
Our first sessions are with these organisations, in London and in Brazil.
Sessions
Where we are working.
We started in October 2026 and are building one partnership at a time.
- Delivered
Itoju Social Club
A social club for over-55s. 90 minutes on Zoom covering what AI is, everyday uses, a live voice demo and how to spot AI scams. 11 October 2026.
- Booked
Ada College
An in-person session for Year 11 students on how AI works, where it is heading and how to think about its risks. 26 October 2026.
- Booked
Baytree Centre
A practical session for young people on using AI for job and apprenticeship applications. 4 November 2026.
- Planned
NASA Space Apps Uberlândia, with Plures
A workshop at NASA Space Apps Uberlândia, co-presented with Plures, a Brazilian AI safety nonprofit. November 2026.
How we work
Research, put into plain language.
Translated for the room
Much of what is known about AI safety stays in labs, fellowships and policy circles. We turn it into sessions for the people it affects.
Free to book
Workshops cost nothing for community groups, colleges and youth organisations.
Questions come first
No question is too small. Most of what we learn comes from what people ask.
Book a session
Want a session for your group?
Tell us who is in the room and what they would like to understand. We will shape the session around them.
Contact details to be added.
