Posted by In a recent blog, I reminisced about an evening when I was in the pub debating with friends whether computer science was actually or science not, and how much I loved those evenings. Beer and science would could be better?
In the spirit of such, I am delighted to announce that I will be giving a talk at PubSci entitled Demystifying AI, upstairs in the Old Kings Head, London Bridge at 7pm August 20th 2025.
PubSci is a wonderful organisation that runs science lectures in the pub. I’ve been lucky enough to attend a few times now, to learn about Gilbert White, a pioneering English naturalist and ecologist; What protein folding is and how Alphafold helped win a Nobel Prize and; all about the Royal Institute’s public demonstrations. They are just a lovely way to spend an evening and I recommend following PubSci on Eventbrite for future talks.
PubSci is organised and hosted by science communicator, Richard Marshall, assisted by Mike Lucibella and takes place on the third Wednesday of the month, upstairs at the Old King’s Head near London Bridge Underground (Borough High Street east side exit). Join them every month except December for a regular helping of Sipping, Supping & Science.
August is my turn. I will be examining the long and rich history of AI, from robots in Antiquity to present day ChatGPT, that most famous of LLMs. I will talk about how AI actually works and what it can and cannot do, and whether Artificial General Intelligence (AGI – the AI that surpasses human intelligence and takes over the world) could ever exist?
** Update 21st August – it was a lovely evening with a fabulous crowd!
