| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Leader: | |
| When: | Monthly on Fridays 14:15 Second Friday of month |
| Venue: | Abbeyview Community Hub, Dunfermline |
| Cost: | up to £2 (depending on numbers attending) |
Each month members will lead us in exploring an aspect of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Aspects of AI include
- AI tools – ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini etc
- Using AI to produce images, stories, poems, storyboard for videos, lesson plans etc
- Uses of AI in medicine, customer service
- Consequences e.g. job losses and opportunities, energy use.
If you would like to be an AI Explorer, please contact AI Explorer Enquiry

Note: pictured created by Gemini AI under instructions from a group member.

RESOURCES
- Living with AI - an free beginner-friendly online course.
- U3a in Scotland seminar on AI – recording on YouTube. Includes information about what Scottish Schools are doing with AI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs1RHUIdZC0
- MoneySavingExpert 30+ AI tools https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/free-or-cheap-ai-tools-to-save-time-and-hassle/
- AI Subject advisor, library and speakers available https://u3acommunities.org/interest-groups/computing/ai-for-everyone/
- YouTube documentaries and TED talks on AI (pref. extracts 10 minutes or shorter). Search YouTube
- Scottish AI Alliance https://www.scottishai.com/ “Delivering on Scotland's vision to be a leader in trustworthy, ethical and inclusive AI”
Forthcoming events
12 June 2026
Meeting
From R.U.R. To Real-World AI - How Science Fiction Shaped the Machines We Built
11 September 2026
Meeting
Nature conservation and AI
9 October 2026
Meeting
13 November 2026
Meeting
11 December 2026
Meeting
8 January 2027
Meeting
12 February 2027
Meeting
12 March 2027
Meeting
9 April 2027
Meeting
14 May 2027
Meeting
11 June 2027
Meeting
Groups listed alphabetically
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A Walk in the park
Status: Active
On Thursday mornings 11:00 -
AI Explorers
Status: Active
Monthly on Fridays 14:15
Second Friday of month -
Art Appreciation
Status: Active
On Thursday mornings
3rd Thursday of each month -
Backgammon and Cribbage
Status: Active
Monthly mornings 10:00-12:00
1st Friday and 3rd Monday of the month -
Craft 'n' a Cuppa
Status: Active
Monthly on Tuesday mornings 10:30-12:00
1st Tuesday of each month -
Creative Writing Workshop
Status: Waiting list
On Wednesday mornings 10:00-13:00
normally 1st 2nd and 3rd Wednesdays of each month. May change in July and August. -
Current Affairs
Status: Active
On Wednesday mornings 10:30
3rd Wednesday of each month -
Film, Theatre and Concert
Status: Active
Mainly daytime events -
French Conversation
Status: Waiting list
On Tuesday afternoons 14:00
2nd and 4th Tues of the month -
Games
Status: Active
On Friday afternoons 14:00-16:00
3rd Friday of the month -
Garden Visits
Status: Active
As arranged -
Introduction to Creative Writing
Status: Full
On Tuesdays 10:30
Second & last Tuesday of the month. -
Local History
Status: Active
On Monday afternoons 14:00-15:45
2nd Mon of the month -
Lunch Club
Status: Active
On Thursday afternoons
1st Thursday of the month -
Meditation and Mindfulness
Status: Active
On Monday mornings 10:30-12:00
Normally first and third Monday of month but check dates -
Out and About
Status: Active
As arranged -
Park Golf
Status: Active
Monthly on Friday mornings 10:30
4th Friday of the Month -
Qi Gong
Status: Active
On Monday mornings 10:30-12:00
Second and fourth Monday of the month unless advised otherwise. -
Quiz Group
Status: Active
On Friday mornings 11:00
1st Friday of the month -
Reading
Status: Waiting list
On Monday afternoons 14:00
3rd Mon of the month -
Scottish Heritage
Status: Waiting list
On Wednesday afternoons
3rd Wednesday -
Scottish Heritage 2
Status: Waiting list
On Tuesdays
Third Tuesday of the month -
Scottish History
Status: Active
On Monday afternoons
1st Monday of the month -
Short Walks
Status: Active
Weekly on Thursday mornings 10:30 -
Tenpin Bowling
Status: Active
On Wednesday afternoons 13:30
First Wednesday of the month -
Travel Group
Status: Active
On Thursdays
2nd Thurs of the month as arranged -
Walking
Status: Active
On Wednesdays
2nd Wednesday of the month -
What the Papers Say
Status: Active
On Wednesday mornings 10:30-12:30
Last Wed of each month -
Writing for Fun
Status: Active
Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30-12:30
Fourth Wednesday in the month.