The Didsbury Probus Club invites you to our next scheduled Speaker Meeting on Thursday 6th November 2025.

Venue: Didsbury Baptist Church on the corner of School Lane and Beaver Road opposite Didsbury Metrolink, M20 6SX

Time:  We will meet at 10:30 am  for tea/coffee and biscuits with the talk starting at 11.00am.

Talk Title:  – AI – Genesis or Nemesis  – Alistair Sutcliffe

In 1950 Alan Turing’s work on the on the “Bomb” computer at Manchester proposed the “Turing Test”  to assess a machine’s intelligent behaviour.   A John McCarthy in 1955 coined the term “Artificial Intelligence” and established it as a field of study.
But what does that mean today and in the future?

Future talks

20th Nov.  – Prison Life from a Governor’s Prospective  – Carl Bailey
What is involved in running a prison?  Carl Bailey MBE had 34 years in the prison service, rising through the tanks from prison officer to Governor.  Carl’s talk is about his experiences with some interesting stories.

Secretary: Mary Hill    didsbury.probus@gmail.com

Web: Ian Grant    ianwilsongrant@btopenworld.com