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Artificial Intelligence

Over 50% of UK adults already use AI in daily life (ONS: Understanding AI uptake in the UK, June 2023)

AI is used in many places and situations, from home to work. It helps computers take on tasks that usually need a human touch, making our lives easier and more efficient.

Understanding what AI is, how to use it, and what things to consider when doing so, can make your life, and the lives of the people you support in your community, easier.

Introduction to AI for community organisations

Get started with this short animation introducing AI and the ways you can use it at your hub, then explore more guides and resources below.

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  • Skills to Succeed: Introduction to Gen AI

    Free online learning to upskill your workforce and develop their AI confidence.

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  • Skills to Succeed: Mastering prompting

    Free online learning to upskill your workforce and develop their AI confidence.

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  • Skills to Succeed: Responsible use of Gen AI

    Free online learning to upskill your workforce and develop their AI confidence.

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  • Open University: AI law and legal training

    Eight free courses designed to provide practical introductory training into responsible and ethical use of Generative AI tools.

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    • Artificial intelligence
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  • Getting started with artificial intelligence workshop materials

    This slide deck is a ready-made presentation, with speaker notes, designed to demystify AI and increase confidence for beginner digital users.

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  • AI and employability

    Guides to help you use AI tools to support people developing their employability skills.

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  • AbilityNet: 5 ways AI can help disabled people in the workplace

    This article explores the impact of AI on improving inclusivity through its applications in captions and transcriptions, voice assistance, readability, text alternatives, and understanding tone

    • Digital skills
    • Supporting accessibility needs
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Learning & skills
    • Employability skills
    • Artificial Intelligence
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  • AbilityNet: How can AI help disabled people?

    Webinar recoding and resources. How AI is empowering and transforming the lives of disabled people, highlighting current examples of AI in action.

    • Digital skills
    • Supporting accessibility needs
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Learning & skills
    • Artificial Intelligence
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  • AbilityNet: What is AI and how do I use it?

    How artificial intelligence may already be positively impacting your life, and how you can embrace its benefits in your daily activities.

    • Digital skills
    • Supporting accessibility needs
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Learning & skills
    • Artificial Intelligence
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  • What is AI?

    A basic introduction to the different types of artificial intelligence and their applications.

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  • Getting started with generative AI

    An introduction to using generative AI for hubs who want to understand more about the risks and considerations of using it.

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  • AI tools to benefit your hub

    Collated AI tools that can be used to support the running of your organisation, with a summary and key points about each.

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  • Writing effective AI prompts

    An introduction to writing insturctions for AI text generators.

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  • Charity Digital: Artificial intelligence

    How AI impacts the charity sector, how charities can reap the benefits and protect against the harms of AI, and how to use AI ethically and responsibly.

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  • Charity Excellence: AI for charities and nonprofits

    Free charity AI tools, resources, guides and webinars.

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  • Google for Nonprofits: AI resources

    AI resources for fundraising, marketing and program management, and strategies and principles for responsible AI use.

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