If you are a typical user you don’t keep up with the latest AI developments. This series of short talks is aimed at you. Each one will outline how specific AI tools can be used to make normal people’s lives easier.

#1: Talking to Computers

In this initial discussion Steve was focused on speech input. Using Whisper (https://openai.com/index/whisper/) to enter text by talking to the computer and having a conversation with Sesame AI (https://www.sesame.com/) to research some information.

This talk was given at the Basingstoke MakerSpace Open Evening on 17 Feb 2026.

The book mentioned is “Dear Dad, From You To Me: Memory Journal Capturing Your Father’s Own Amazing Stories (Journals Of A Lifetime): Timeless Collection”.

#2: CZUR Scanner

Steve’s second session was about the CZUR scanner (https://www.czur.com/).  This revolutionary scanner can quickly process whole books.  The scanner comes with AI driven OCR and presentation software.

This talk was given at the Basingstoke MakerSpace on 24 Feb 2026.

#3: Making a Storybook for Kids

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#4: Text to Speech

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#5: Modelling you own head

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