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Scottish AI Alliance @scottishaialliance.bsky.social · Aug 28

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀, would you like AI teaching packs that offer:
👐Engaging, hands-on activities
🙋Real-life examples of AI in everyday life
📝Easy-to-use lesson plans and slides
💻Links to interdisciplinary learning and digital skills

We’ve got just the thing for you! Check it out today: buff.ly/fn1TasJ

Teacher resources AI Lesson packs. ready to use lesson plans for P5-7. built for teachers, insured by children. explore AI concepts with your pupils in fun and accessible ways

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Scottish AI Alliance @scottishaialliance.bsky.social · Aug 20

AI is everywhere right now, but understanding it isn’t always easy.

With so many headlines it’s easy to feel overwhelmed or unsure where to start. That’s why we created a free, online course designed for everyone, no tech background needed.

Start learning today, for free: www.livingwithai.me

Past learner quote - "for a better understanding of what AI is (and isn't), what it can (and can't) do and what it may be able to do in the future, it is invaluable"

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Scottish AI Alliance @scottishaialliance.bsky.social · Aug 19

𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗜 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Found yourself looking for guidance on how to plan, procure, train & govern AI solutions?

Navigate all of this with confidence by accessing our Innovation Hub.

Let us help you navigate the complex AI business journey: buff.ly/S7JEcA8

#AIguidance

Practical AI guidance on our innovation hub from responsible AI procurement, governance and regulations, AI training and skills, people and culture, and case studies

Scottish AI Alliance @scottishaialliance.bsky.social · Aug 15

💡𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗪𝗵𝘆? 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.

🗣️From the Children’s Rights & AI project we present a short, engaging eLearning series designed for adults working in AI and digital fields:

Children's Rights and AI - A Resource for Professionals — Scottish AI Alliance

Children have a lot to say about Artificial Intelligence and how they feel about their future with the technology. Find out real opinions from children in Scotland.

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Scottish AI Alliance @scottishaialliance.bsky.social · Aug 12

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜? 🏗️

To understand how AI works, we need to understand its main components.

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 make up AI: 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝗮𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺𝘀, and 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀.

📖Want to explore this topic further? Learn all about the building blocks of AI: www.livingwithai.me

Data is information that can be used for analysis, calculation and interpretation. This means any type of information, be it letter, numbers, words, sounds, or videos, which are arrange so that the information can be useful for some purpose. Data can come from lots of sources and be stored in different ways,

Algorithms are the instructions given to computers to tell them what to do. More exactly, an algorithm is a precisely defined set of mathematical formulas used to make predictions.

An AI model is the programme, or arrangement of algorithms in the AI system which is used to turn the inputs into the desired output or prediction.

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Scottish AI Alliance @scottishaialliance.bsky.social · Aug 11

💡 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗜? 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗔𝗜-𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.

The Scottish AI Playbook’s People and Culture Hub gives you practical strategies to inspire trust and collaboration.

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: buff.ly/8tXH2YR

#AI #workplaceculture #aiculture #aiworkplace #AI #artificialintelligence

AI for people and culture guidance. Learn why culture matter, building trust through transparency, addressing concerns confidently, lead by example, sustaining an AI-positive culture, and to think beyond the workplace

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Scottish AI Alliance @scottishaialliance.bsky.social · Aug 5

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀?

We can support you throughout this process to approach it with confidence & care.

With our Responsible Procurement guidance, you will learn to reduce risk, support goals, & increase your chances of long-term success.

Get started: buff.ly/0KApPln

Scottish AI Alliance @scottishaialliance.bsky.social · Aug 4

Can LLMs ever truly be funny? 🤔

We discuss this with Josh Thorpe in a recent podcast episode alongside the future of AI and education, and how AI may be better thought of as an environment rather than a tool.

🎧Listen now: buff.ly/saOa7L6

New podcast episode: AI humour and education with Josh Thorpe

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Scottish AI Alliance @scottishaialliance.bsky.social · Jul 25

💡𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗜𝗣 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱?

You can now catch-up on our latest Playbook webinar. This session offers actionable insights to help your organisation confidently implement AI: buff.ly/LlnmZ8O

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Scottish AI Alliance @scottishaialliance.bsky.social · Jul 24

🚨𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 & 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲?🚨

Join our People’s AI Panel on Health and Care – a one-day event where your views can influence real change. No experience needed, just curiosity.

Join the Conversation: buff.ly/RtGNhqT

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Scottish AI Alliance @scottishaialliance.bsky.social · Jul 23

Did you know that Living with AI is not just a course?

Alongside the course, we’ve built a curated resource library to explore AI’s bigger picture, public attitudes, policy debates, & ways you can shape the future of AI.

Explore our knowledge hub and extra resources: livingwithai.me/free-resources

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Scottish AI Alliance @scottishaialliance.bsky.social · Jul 10

Join the People’s AI Panel on Health & Care!
📍 Glasgow | Sat 16 Aug, 9am–5pm

𝗕𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 & 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱’𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 & 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲.

Find out more: buff.ly/90voEDI

📩Have any questions? Email [email protected]

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Scottish AI Alliance @scottishaialliance.bsky.social · Jul 17

📢 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗜?

Our 2024/25 Impact Report is now live & we’re excited to share how we’re providing AI literacy for all.

Since March 2025, we've seen:
  • 1,500+ learners
  • 17 partner organisations
  • A 34% completion rate

Read the full report: buff.ly/GJaLulX

Scotland AI Impact — Scottish AI Alliance

We are thrilled to share the Scottish AI Alliance 2024/25 Impact Report, showcasing a year of achievements, partnerships, and commitment to making Scotland a global leader in trustworthy, ethical,…

www.scottishai.com

Scottish AI Alliance @scottishaialliance.bsky.social · Jul 17

Are you looking to advance your career or gain new skills that might help you in the workplace? 📈

Understanding AI is become an essential skill in today’s world and you can do just that by taking our free, online course, Living with AI.

Get started today: buff.ly/LQTZPZf

FAQ - Can this course help my career.

Answer - Absolutely. Understanding AI is becoming an essential skill in today’s world. This course won’t teach you how to build AI, but it will help you grasp its impact different industries and areas society and on how workplaces are evolving.

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Scottish AI Alliance @scottishaialliance.bsky.social · Jul 16

🔍 Transparency is key to building trustworthy and ethical AI.

That’s where the Scottish AI Register comes in. It gives the public clear, accessible information about the AI systems currently in use or development across the Scottish public sector.

Explore the register today: buff.ly/l8K7od0

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Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights) @together-sacr.bsky.social · Jul 15

🎉Delighted to announce membership spotlight @childrenparliament.bsky.social

Their National Programmes team is dedicated to working with children across Scotland on big issues –matters of national importance to children’s rights

The past 3 yrs, focused on AI

➡️ togetherscotland.blog/2025/07/15/m...

Membership Spotlight – Children’s Parliament

Membership Spotlight highlights the work of our member organisations and outlines how other individuals and NGOs can support them. Together is shining a light on a long-term member Children&#8…

togetherscotland.blog

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Scottish AI Alliance @scottishaialliance.bsky.social · Jul 14

𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗔𝗜 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗰𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝘆𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 – now available to watch online! 💻

▶️𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: buff.ly/QEs6Lvy

📣 Don’t miss the next one!
Join our community to be the first to hear about upcoming webinars:nhttps://buff.ly/d8J2q9N

#AIwebinar

Scottish AI Playbook Webinar - Building an AI-Fluent Workforce: Lessons from the FT

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Scottish AI Alliance @scottishaialliance.bsky.social · Jul 10

Join the People’s AI Panel on Health & Care!
📍 Glasgow | Sat 16 Aug, 9am–5pm

𝗕𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 & 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱’𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 & 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲.

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📩Have any questions? Email [email protected]

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Scottish AI Alliance @scottishaialliance.bsky.social · Jul 9

𝗔𝗜 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 – 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴

Want to expand your knowledge on AI? Our jargon buster breaks down common AI terminology, giving you a better grasp of the complex world of AI.

📖 Explore more terms on our playbook website: buff.ly/acQ5gwX

Definition - A more recent variation of neural networks, using many layers of artificial neurons (forming a ‘deep neural network’) to solve more difficult problems. Its popularity as a technique increased significantly from the mid-2000s onwards, and it is behind much of the wider interest in AI today. Deep learning is often used to classify information from images, text or sound.

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Scottish AI Alliance @scottishaialliance.bsky.social · Jul 8

📢 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗜? 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰/𝟮𝟱 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲!

From enhancing AI literacy to building public trust, this year has been our most impactful one yet.

📖 Discover our impact, download the report: buff.ly/ZneVj9A

2024/25 Impact report now live with an image of the impact report cover

Scottish AI Alliance @scottishaialliance.bsky.social · Jul 7

Let’s Build an AI-Literate Workforce 💼

𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?
We’re helping businesses make AI education accessible with our free, online course that can be plugged directly into your own LMS system.
Get in touch today: buff.ly/z8uGx3t

#AITraining #LMS

Scottish AI Alliance @scottishaialliance.bsky.social · Jul 4

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗼.𝟭 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗴𝗮𝗽.

Do you know how to identify it in your workplace and fix it?

The Scottish AI Playbook’s latest guide shows you how:
⭐ Identify AI skills gaps in your team
⭐ Create effective training
⭐ Build consistent learning strategies

AI Training and Skills — Scottish AI Playbook

Contents

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Scottish AI Alliance @scottishaialliance.bsky.social · Jul 3

𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆, 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲. W𝗲'𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 AI 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘆, 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 & 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 & 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲.

📅Saturday 16 August

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Scottish AI Alliance @scottishaialliance.bsky.social · Jun 26

🚀 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗔𝗜 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸?
We’re looking for feedback from users across sectors to help shape the next phase of the Playbook’s development.

It only takes 5 minutes, and your input will make a real difference.

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Scottish AI Alliance @scottishaialliance.bsky.social · Jun 26

We're super proud of the work we've done with @childrenparliament.bsky.social and The Alan Turing Institute to promote and support children's rights around AI.

Check out all the amazing work that has been done: www.scottishai.com/children-and...

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