In this online talk, Arts Scholar Alan Freeland will discuss how Arts Scholars could be enjoying the benefits of AI tools like ChatGPT. The talk covers real examples of how people like us are using AI every day to make their lives easier and to inject a little extra fun. We will explore some of the skills like ‘Asking the right question’ and ‘Critical Thinking’ that we will need in the age of AI. This talk hopefully gives you the understanding you need to use AI effectively and enjoyably.

The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths is one of the Great Twelve City Livery Companies of the City of London and ranks fifth in order of precedence. The company originates from 12th century London and received its royal charter in 1327. As well as being home to the London Assay Office which protects consumers by testing and hallmarking precious metals, it trains and supports jewellers, silversmiths and allied trades, and works with charitable, educational and cultural partners.

The Master Arts Scholar, Roy Sully, invites you to join him at the Company’s Annual Banquet, which will be held at Fishmongers' Hall.

The Fishmongers’ Company, one of the Twelve Great Livery Companies, has been in existence for 700 years. The Hall was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666 and devastated by bombs in World War II. Now restored to its former glory, it houses magnificent art and antiquities.

The latest edition of an Arts Scholars tradition: the Friday Fish and Chips lunch at the City University Club. The lunch will include Fish and chips, a glass of wine, dessert of the day, coffee and chocolates and a staff gratuity.

In 2011 Nirmal Sethia, the Chairman of the luxury tea company, Newby Teas, set himself the task of acquiring the world’s greatest collection of teawares to record and preserve tea cultures of the past. Today, the collection, named in honour of his late wife, Chitra, totals almost 2000 objects and is already the world’s finest and most comprehensive of its kind.

The Pocket Lunch is the annual event at which members enjoy a convivial lunch and bring along a small work of art for circulation and discussion with their fellow diners. This is a perfect opportunity to meet other Arts Scholars in a relaxed and informal manner. Reception followed by lunch.

The United Guilds' Service is held two Fridays before Good Friday at St Paul's Cathedral. Followed by an optional lunch at Apothecaries' Hall

The Worshipful Company of Arts Scholars presents Holland & the Dutch Masters.