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Home >> Events >> ClimateAction.tech Generative AI Exploratorium Over the past month, the ClimateAction.tech (CAT) Generative AI Exploratorium has offered an insightful and collaborative journey in which experts in different fields across the digital space have had the opportunity to explore how generative AI can support—or hinder—climate action in the tech industry. ClimateAction.tech empowers tech…

Home >> Events >> Utilitarianism, Effective Altruism and Artificial Intelligence The Effective Altruism (EA) group at Manchester University recently hosted an insightful event featuring Sanjay Modgil, a reader in Artificial Intelligence at King’s College London. Modgil explored the intersection of Utilitarianism, EA, and AI. After introducing these concepts, the talk delved into how AI can…

Home >> Events >> ProgressHer – Confidence programme for female founders Sometimes being an entrepreneur feels like a lonely journey. Leading your own way can be overwhelming and doubts creep in, affecting your ability to work effectively. For those of us focused on social or environmental issues, this lack of confidence can have an even…

Home >> Events >> Open Data Camp 2024 The ninth Open Data Camp took place at the MECD building on the University of Manchester campus. It was organised as an unconference, a space in which attendees propose and choose sessions they want to run or attend to on the same day, collaboratively. Open Data Camp…

Home >> Events >> Glassroom Exhibition at the Powerhouse Library This is an interactive exhibition in which people of all ages can learn about what data they share when navigating the web, how some applications use addictive patterns for gathering more data about us and what are the mechanisms used for spreading misinformation on digital…

Home >> Events >> Digital Privacy Events – organisers meetup Several professionals from different fields interested in Digital Privacy met on Thursday 11th July in Manchester city centre for discussing how to promote Digital Privacy awareness and make impactful changes in our communities. An academic researcher in women’s homelessness and Digital Inclusion expressed their interest…

Home >> Events >> ChatGPT: HE Computing Workshop – Co-Developing AI Literacy Materials Manchester Metropolitan University is organising this event in which we will be exploring and co-developing AI Literacy resources for the usage of large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT. Training engineers in Ethics ensures they make responsible, integrity-driven decisions, prioritising public safety,…

Home >> Events >> Mums who Run the World: Technology & Parenting Mums who Run the World is a group of mums from Moss Side who meet for sharing knowledge about their cultures, their health and their parenting challenges. Pau&Company will be holding a session about what research says about children’s exposure to technology, what…

Home >> Events >> Cyber Defence Masterclass: Incident Response Pau&Company, as part of its commitment to ensuring maximum cybersecurity across all services, attended this event organised by Gardner Systems’ in which we talked about the rise in ransomware attacks and how Sophos approaches incident response. Ransomware attacks have been notably active in Manchester and globally…

Home >> Events >> Community Tech and AI: Transitioning to Sustainable and Equitable Futures Pau&Company, as a Community Tech Practitioner, is taking part in the research ‘Community Tech and AI: Transitioning to Sustainable and Equitable Futures’ conducted by the University of Essex in partnership with Promising Trouble. This research aims to explore community businesses’ perspectives,…