talks – Page 2 – Ruth Stalker-Firth

March 26, 2025 Musings

Demystifying AI: The trailer

I was invited to give two talks as part of Vox Feminarum’s Women’s Voices History Month and as I created a trailer

March 20, 2025 Musings

Trailer: When women were computers

I was invited to give a talk as part of Vox Feminarum’s Women’s Voices History Month and so to have a bit of fun and refresh my memory about the content, I created a trailer for it.

March 1, 2025 Musings

Bacon on Ice-cream: McDonald’s drive-thru AI

One story which stands out in and amongst the hype is, how fast-food chain McDonald’s withdrew its AI from the drive-thru. In this talk I will explore exactly what happened.

February 26, 2025 Musings

Duolingo Dutch: Ik spreek een beetje Nederlands

Here I am, 525 days later faithfully learning Dutch daily, endlessly charmed and fascinated by this language, amazed by how far I have gotten with five minutes a day on an app.

January 19, 2025 Musings

National Women in Science and Engineering Day #MoveTheDial #WISEDay25

I talk about AI and IT from a women’s perspective as a female computer scientist, explaining how it actually works. And, I like to think in my own small way, that I help women decide for themselves what they think.