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SUMMARY:What the Hell is Happening? A Question for Advent
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 Space is available on this event!</em></strong></s
 pan></h2>\n \n <p><img alt="Cartoon of dinosaurs l
 ooking to an object in the sky and saying " what="
 " /></p>\n \n <p>Things fall apart\; the centre ca
 nnot hold\;<br />\n Mere anarchy is loosed upon th
 e world\,<br />\n The blood-dimmed tide is loosed\
 , and everywhere<br />\n The ceremony of innocence
  is drowned\;<br />\n The best lack all conviction
 \, while the worst<br />\n Are full of passionate 
 intensity.</p>\n \n <p>The Irish poet W.B. Yeats w
 rote those lines in 1919\, in the aftermath of Wor
 ld War I\, the Bolshevik Revolution\, and during t
 he Spanish flu pandemic. But don't they seem even 
 more accurate now? What the hell<em> is</em> happe
 ning?</p>\n \n <p><strong>The AI bit</strong></p>\
 n \n <p>Advent means Coming. But what's on our hor
 izon now? The perils of climate change and interna
 tional turmoil are bad enough. And we now face a f
 uture with Artificial Intelligence that few of us 
 feel confident about and nobody can reliably predi
 ct.</p>\n \n <p>Some see it as offering amazing be
 nefits\; others as a truly hellish prospect. Even 
 if AI does not become an existential threat to hum
 ankind\, it will change society and culture in way
 s even sci-fi writers may not have imagined.</p>\n
  \n <p>Where do you find yourself? Concerned? Fear
 ful? Intrigued? Mystiified? This weekend will offe
 r some accessible information about the AI revolut
 ion\, so that all of us go away understanding a bi
 t more. What's really happening and what does it m
 ean for us as unique examples of Human Intelligenc
 e? There will be pointers to some useful resources
  as we try to follow what may happen next month or
  next year. And it'll be a safe space in which to 
 recognise our thoughts and feelings\, to share the
 m (however uncomfortable)\, to know we are not alo
 ne.</p>\n \n <p><strong>The complementary bit</str
 ong></p>\n \n <p>Are you imagining a weekend that'
 s all talk and technology? That's not the plan. Sa
 turday evening brings a total contrast to all the 
 thinking and discussion: as a group let's enjoy a 
 glorious Advent Concert in St Mary Magdalene churc
 h\, Loders. The choir Cantamus (with Othona's book
 -keeper Andy among the basses) specialise in mixin
 g sacred and secular music from the last seven cen
 turies.</p>\n \n <p>And on Sunday afternoon there'
 ll be a creative opportunity. As many of us as pos
 sible will contribute to an Advent Calendar specif
 ic to our present situation with all its uncertain
 ty. What will we place behind those doors to the f
 uture?</p>\n \n <p>As darkness falls on the Sunday
  we will light the first wick on the traditional A
 dvent wreath where four candles represent hope\, p
 eace\, joy\, and love.</p>\n \n <p>Convening this 
 weekend is Othona warden <em>Tony Jaques</em>\, wi
 th input from individuals whose work and study bri
 ngs them face to face with AI.</p>\n \n <p><strong
 >Winter Warmer Bargain Pricing: </strong>Your book
 ing runs from Friday afternoon to Monday morning\,
  but the prices for this weekend are based on two 
 nights\, not three! And if you share a room there'
 s a further discount.</p>\n \n <p><strong>Fee Type
 s</strong></p>\n \n <p><em>You are genuinely welco
 me to choose whichever rate suits you</em></p>\n \
 n <p><strong><em><a href="/booking/pricing-policy"
 ><em>(Learn more about our Pricing Policy & Bursar
 ies)</em></a></em></strong></p>\n \n <p><strong><e
 m><em>If two of you share a bedroom this weekend t
 he second one pays half price.</em></em></strong><
 /p>\n \n <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspa
 cing="0" style="width:400px\;" summary="Fee option
 s table">\n 	<tbody>\n 		<tr>\n 			<td><b>Standard
 </b></td>\n 			<td><strong>£216</strong></td>\n 		
 	<td><em>  what most people pay so as to cover our
  costs</em></td>\n 		</tr>\n 		<tr>\n 			<td><stro
 ng>Basic</strong></td>\n 			<td><strong>£182</stro
 ng></td>\n 			<td>  <em>if you're struggling finan
 cially\, or a student/trainee</em></td>\n 		</tr>\
 n 		<tr>\n 			<td><strong>Benefactor</strong></td>
 \n 			<td><strong>£251</strong></td>\n 			<td><em>
   for better off people who 'pay it forward' for o
 thers</em></td>\n 		</tr>\n 		<tr>\n 			<td><stron
 g>Deposit</strong></td>\n 			<td><strong>£  30</st
 rong></td>\n 		</tr>\n 	</tbody>\n </table>\n \n <
 p><em><strong>Non-resident places available at £11
 8 including mean meals</strong></em></p>\n \n <p><
 strong>Arrival + Departure Times</strong></p>\n \n
  <p><strong><a href="/arrival-and-departure"><em><
 em>(Learn about Arrival+Departure)</em></em></a></
 strong></p>\n \n <table border="0" cellpadding="0"
  cellspacing="0" style="width:200px\;" summary="Fe
 e options table">\n 	<tbody>\n 		<tr>\n 			<td><st
 rong>Arrive between</strong></td>\n 			<td><strong
 >4.00 - 6.00 pm</strong></td>\n 		</tr>\n 		<tr>\n
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DESCRIPTION: \n \n \n \n Space is available on this event!\n \
 n \n \n \n \n \n Things fall apart\; the centre ca
 nnot hold\;\n \n Mere anarchy is loosed upon the w
 orld\,\n \n The blood-dimmed tide is loosed\, and 
 everywhere\n \n The ceremony of innocence is drown
 ed\;\n \n The best lack all conviction\, while the
  worst\n \n Are full of passionate intensity.\n \n
  \n \n The Irish poet W.B. Yeats wrote those lines
  in 1919\, in the aftermath of World War I\, the B
 olshevik Revolution\, and during the Spanish flu p
 andemic. But don't they seem even more accurate no
 w? What the hell is happening?\n \n \n \n The AI b
 it\n \n \n \n Advent means Coming. But what's on o
 ur horizon now? The perils of climate change and i
 nternational turmoil are bad enough. And we now fa
 ce a future with Artificial Intelligence that few 
 of us feel confident about and nobody can reliably
  predict.\n \n \n \n Some see it as offering amazi
 ng benefits\; others as a truly hellish prospect. 
 Even if AI does not become an existential threat t
 o humankind\, it will change society and culture i
 n ways even sci-fi writers may not have imagined.\
 n \n \n \n Where do you find yourself? Concerned? 
 Fearful? Intrigued? Mystiified? This weekend will 
 offer some accessible information about the AI rev
 olution\, so that all of us go away understanding 
 a bit more. What's really happening and what does 
 it mean for us as unique examples of Human Intelli
 gence? There will be pointers to some useful resou
 rces as we try to follow what may happen next mont
 h or next year. And it'll be a safe space in which
  to recognise our thoughts and feelings\, to share
  them (however uncomfortable)\, to know we are not
  alone.\n \n \n \n The complementary bit\n \n \n \
 n Are you imagining a weekend that's all talk and 
 technology? That's not the plan. Saturday evening 
 brings a total contrast to all the thinking and di
 scussion: as a group let's enjoy a glorious Advent
  Concert in St Mary Magdalene church\, Loders. The
  choir Cantamus (with Othona's book-keeper Andy am
 ong the basses) specialise in mixing sacred and se
 cular music from the last seven centuries.\n \n \n
  \n And on Sunday afternoon there'll be a creative
  opportunity. As many of us as possible will contr
 ibute to an Advent Calendar specific to our presen
 t situation with all its uncertainty. What will we
  place behind those doors to the future?\n \n \n \
 n As darkness falls on the Sunday we will light th
 e first wick on the traditional Advent wreath wher
 e four candles represent hope\, peace\, joy\, and 
 love.\n \n \n \n Convening this weekend is Othona 
 warden Tony Jaques\, with input from individuals w
 hose work and study brings them face to face with 
 AI.\n \n \n \n Winter Warmer Bargain Pricing: Your
  booking runs from Friday afternoon to Monday morn
 ing\, but the prices for this weekend are based on
  two nights\, not three! And if you share a room t
 here's a further discount.\n \n \n \n Fee Types\n 
 \n \n \n You are genuinely welcome to choose which
 ever rate suits you\n \n \n \n (Learn more about o
 ur Pricing Policy & Bursaries)\n \n \n \n If two o
 f you share a bedroom this weekend the second one 
 pays half price.\n \n \n \n \n 	\n 		\n 			Standar
 d\n 			£216\n 			  what most people pay so as to c
 over our costs\n 		\n \n 		\n 			Basic\n 			£182\n
  			  if you're struggling financially\, or a stud
 ent/trainee\n 		\n \n 		\n 			Benefactor\n 			£251
 \n 			  for better off people who 'pay it forward'
  for others\n 		\n \n 		\n 			Deposit\n 			£  30\n
  		\n \n 	\n \n \n Non-resident places available a
 t £118 including mean meals\n \n \n \n Arrival + D
 eparture Times\n \n \n \n (Learn about Arrival+Dep
 arture)\n \n \n \n \n 	\n 		\n 			Arrive between\n
  			4.00 - 6.00 pm\n 		\n \n 		\n 			Depart after\
 n 			10.30 am\n 		\n \n 	\n \n \n  \n \n 
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DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20261127T180000
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261127T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261130T103000
LOCATION:Othona Community\, West Dorset\n Coast Road\n Burt
 on Bradstock\n DT6 4RN\n 
URL:https://www.othona.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=2451
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