Your Santa (AI) Elves

Yes, I promise. If you can send an email, you can do this. You talk to AI in ordinary English, as you would to a helpful friend, and we go one step at a time. Someone will be watching the Zoom chat throughout, so if you get stuck you can say so quietly and we'll sort it out together.

You're in very good company. Plenty of capable, accomplished women feel exactly the same, and this session was made for them. Nobody will see your screen unless you choose to share it, and no question is too basic. The first few minutes are usually the hardest part, and we'll do them together.

They're right to care, and it's important that they do. There are real questions about AI: the energy and water its data centres use, what it means for jobs, misinformation, and who controls it. Thoughtful, well-informed people disagree about how serious some of the risks are.

Here's how I see it. Staying away won't slow AI down; it simply means the people shaping it hear less from people like you. Understanding it lets you make your own judgements, use it with care and purpose rather than out of habit, and talk with your children from experience rather than headlines. You could even say to them, "I'm learning about it so I can make up my own mind. Come and show me what you know." It can turn into a really good conversation.

It's a sensible question. We'll use first names only, and keep out addresses, bank details and anything private about other people. I'll also show you the privacy settings, so you can choose how your chats are used.

Yes, sometimes, and often with great confidence. So we treat whatever it gives you as a first draft, and I'll show you what to double-check: prices, delivery dates and quiz answers, for a start. You stay in charge throughout.

The personal parts stay yours: who you choose, what you give, what you say. AI takes on the sorting, listing and planning that tends to crowd those out, so you have more time and energy for the people you're doing it all for.

The Beyond ESG report found that women are using agentic AI less than men, and AI is fast becoming part of how work gets done and decisions get made. When women use it with confidence, we gain time and headspace, and a stronger voice in how it's shaped. There's more on this in "Why it matters" above.

No. We'll use the free version of Claude, and you won't need any payment details. When you book, I'll send simple instructions for setting up your free account beforehand, and they're also here on this page. Towards the end I'll also give a short demo using the paid version, so you can see what's possible; there's no pressure to upgrade.

Yes, if you've dabbled but never felt confident. The skills work with any AI tool, so you can carry on with whichever you prefer.

Only if you'd like to. Cameras are optional, and you can ask anything in the chat instead.

A laptop or tablet with Zoom, and your free Claude account. A phone will do at a push, but a bigger screen makes following along much easier.

You're welcome to pass your place to a friend; just let me know their name. As £15 of every ticket goes to Savvitas, I'm not able to offer refunds.

£15 from every £25 ticket goes to Savvitas, the not-for-profit network that commissioned the Beyond ESG report and supports the inclusion and participation of women in AI. The rest covers VAT, payment fees and running costs.