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CASTLE PLAYERS - DORSET TRADING STANDARDS
LYTCHETT MATRAVERS Dorset County Council Trading Standards Service check and

approve businesses so you don’t have to.
Castle Players will be performing Dennis Potter's Blue For more information visit www.buywithconfidence.gov.uk or
Remembered Hills this Autumn, The iconic tale charts call 08454 040506.
the activities of seven English Children, played by To report or seek advice about problems you have
adults, on a summer afternoon during World War II. In a experienced when dealing with a trader call 08454 040506.
wood, a field and a barn, they play, fight, fantasize and
swagger. Their aggressions, fears, hostilities and rivalries
are a microcosm of adult interaction. Funny, poignant, Artificial intelligence and scams
truthful and ultimately chilling - a great bit of theatre not to be missed. Artificial intelligence (AI) uses computers and machines to maximum advantage

This will be Castle Players' 50th to mimic the problem-solving and decision-making capabilities of the human
an ni ve rs ar y per forman ce , mind. Businesses and government organisations around the world are racing to
directed by Linsey O'Neill and figure out how to make the best use of this technology.
preceded by some performances AI has already helped:
of the brilliant works of William
Barnes. The show will run at Doctors analyse patient data, identifying health risks, developing personalized
Lytchett Matravers Village Hall treatment plans and speeding up the development of new treatments.
from 26-28 October, and for one
night only at Milborne St. Andrew An application that translates expressions on faces into sound to help people with
Village Hall on 4 November. visual impairments ‘see’ the emotion of the person they are talking with.
Tickets are available on our Research into bee populations, vital for our planet and food supplies, by
website - www.castleplayers.com/ analysing worldwide data from hives fitted with internet sensors, microphones and
tickets cameras.
We are also in the run up to our January pantomime, Dick Whittington, written and However, AI can also be used negatively. Scammers and fraudsters can use AI to
directed by Linsey O'Neill. As always, there will always be lots of opportunities to better trick people out of money. Using technology, they can pretend to be
get involved backstage or set building, or just to come and watch. If you would genuine businesses, change their voice to sound like someone they are not and
like any more information please do visit our website. to fake customer reviews on retail websites.
Castle Players Enforcers and regulators are taking steps to come to terms with the AI challenge.
www.castleplayers.com In the UK, the Government
has proposed that AI must
be used safely, be
technically secure and
function as designed. It
must have appropriate
t r a n s p a r e n c y , a n
identified legal person
responsible for it, and its
use must comply with
f u t u r e r e g u l a t o r y
guidance.

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