Sheffield AI: Startups & Education

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Come join us in Sheffield for an evening of Artificial Intelligence talks. For software developers, product managers, designers, entrepreneurs, or those with even a passing interest in how AI is being used to build the next generation of software tools. In April we have two talks:

### Confessions of an AI Obsessed University Lecturer - Will Roberts

My journey into exploring AI's applications has been both professional and deeply personal. In this talk we’ll explore AI's transformative potential across various creative domains, emphasizing its role in speeding up ideation and research, democratizing creativity, and accelerating and improving avenues to content generation My initial passion for AI research came as I realised it’s potential to assist with tasks I struggle with as a person with ADHD, and I will briefly elaborate on what I learned via that process about how AI tools can help anybody increase productivity and efficiency.
I’ll share case studies illustrating the versatility of AI in supporting content creation, project development, and collaborative endeavours. Particularly these will focus on creative ideation, task-initiation, and project management. The case studies will be drawn from the AI-powered workflows I have developed to assist with the creation of course materials, my consultancy work with a local author using AI to assist with developing a series of novels, and my work as a Freelance Content Creator generating assets for clients and managing a small business.
I will also draw valuable insights from my experience of delivering content about AI to my students, and address the slow adoption of AI technologies I’ve witnessed in academia and among the freelance creators I network with. I will briefly explore the barriers to its acceptance and propose pathways to integrate AI more fully into creative and educational settings

### IntelliAM - Keith Smith, Director & COO

Transforming Manufacturing: Harnessing Machine Learning Insights from dormant asset data

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