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From: Third Age Trust <learning@u3a.org.uk>
Subject: AI for Everyone Newsletter
Date: Nov 3, 2026 at 8:43 PM
u3a AI Newsletter November 2026 |
Thank you for keeping up to date with AI within u3a. If you’d like to receive your own copy of this newsletter each month register at the AI Subject Advisor Page |
To find more u3a AI Information, please Google “u3a AI for Everyone,” or email the AI Subject Adviser, Alan.Freeland@u3a.org.uk |
A new film, Klara and the Sun features an AI-powered robot bought as a companion for a little girl. The film’s likely to revive the perennial question, “can robots become sentient?” This question’s explored more humorously in the recent TV series “Ann Droid” which features a “socially inept” robot carer. You can watch that free on BBC iPlayer. Compare the two approaches: Here’s the Official film trailer and the TV series. |
Do you think AI powered robots are going to become sentient? |
An AI voice has been used for the first time in the House of Lords: Baroness
Campbell, who cannot easily use her voice due to ill health, had permission to
use an AI-generated voice to communicate her own words directly to the House. This is an excellent example of how AI can be used for good and ill. While many people can benefit from the technology, it also enables the creation of “voice scams”: AI needs only a 30 second sample of your voice to duplicate it convincingly. The old email scam “I’ve been mugged, send cash” is much more persuasive when delivered by a known voice. |
The South Yorkshire Police force is using an AI powered chatbot to take non emergency calls to their 101 number. They receive over 1000 101 calls each day, and some callers were waiting 20 minutes for a response. Now, Bobbi the bot has halved waiting times while saving money, and other police forces are testing the system. |
Elon Musk has declared that AI may become smarter than humans by year end. While his views may not be correct, they make interesting talking points: see Elon on YouTube. |
Bill Gates’s thoughts on technology, expressed in Gates Notes are worth a look. He aims to use AI to benefit Africa. Uneditable space follows. |
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TOP Practical AI stuff to try: live captions |
It’s estimated that one in three people have hearing loss, which only gets worse as we get older, so live captions can be very handy. They help with understanding: if you can read what someone says as well as hear it, people’s speech is much easier to interpret. You can use live captions in a face-to-face meeting or online in Zoom or Teams, or on your phone. Live captions appear on screen as a speaker is talking – so they display the ums, ahs and repetition that we all use. |
How? All the information’s on the AI for Groups Padlet: search Live Captions. |
Give it a try – like most things, it’s easy when you know how! |
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More information about AI in u3a |
Although the November “Preparing for an AI world” course is full, you can join the course on Catchup: go to the Padlet and take a look at the course information. We had over 400 attendees at the first session. Three more Mondays to go! Here’s the video of the first session: Preparing
for An AI World Nov 2026 Class Material |
A programme of AI online events is bookable via the u3a website. |
Two are coming up soon. Click on the title to book: |
And finally - the AI team pulls information together on a website using Padlets, subject-specific storage areas that you can search. There are Padlets for Beginners, AI Groups, other groups, u3a Committees, & Developers. |
Find the Padlets via the AI Subject Advisors page or directly here. There’s an index on each Padlet that helps you find information easily – use the search. |
Guest Editor Jean Jackson
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