Corporate 5-a-Side Tournament

Wrexham AFC are inviting local businesses to enter their Corporate 5-a-Side Tournament, offering the chance to play on the hallowed Racecourse Ground turf this summer. The tournament, sponsored by Net World Sports, will take place on Friday 12th May, and will also feature an evening twocourse hot buffet with a guest speaker. Following the format of a round-robin tournament on the Racecourse Ground pitch, the tournament draw will be made live by Wrexham AFC manager, Phil Parkinson.

There is a maximum of 10 per team – eight players, a manager and assistant manager –with a cost of £850 (+ VAT) per team. For more information, or to book your team, please contact: 5aside@wrexhamafc.co.uk.

Keeping Older People Connected

For people who live in rural communities, community transport services provide a lifeline, allowing a freedom and level of independence which would otherwise, be out of reach. The Rainbow Foundation have been addressing this need for more than 27 years and today, have a fleet of three minibuses which provide transport links to and from their Penley, Chirk and Marchwiel Care Hubs. The charity – which operates across South Wrexham – believes that there is more that can be done and are striving to connect even more people in rural communities with local services and attractions.

Volunteer Coordinator, Rebecca Griffiths, told us: “The reality is that many older people who live in rural communities are becoming more and more isolated as public transport services continue to be cut. The Rainbow Foundation has launched a new weekly transport service to Stans Superstore in St Martins, leaving the Penley Rainbow Centre at 11:30am each Monday morning. The service will collect from the Cocoa Rooms in Overton at 11:45am before travelling on to Stans Superstore in St Martins. The service will leave Stans at 2pm, returning to the Rainbow Centre via the Cocoa Rooms. This gives anyone who would like to come along around two hours to shop or enjoy some lunch.”

The Stans Transport service costs £4 for a return journey to St Martins. Places are limited so please contact The Rainbow Foundation on 01948 830730 to book a place.

What is ChatGPT?

By EssentialsMAG tech contributor DAVID HUGHES

David types: “Explain ChatGPT to someone who isn’t technical”

ChatGPT responds: “Sure! I'd be happy to explain what ChatGPT is in a way that is easy to understand for someone who isn't technical. ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence (AI) program that is designed to chat with people like you and me, just like a human would. It's called "GPT" because it's built on a type of AI algorithm called a "Generative Pre-trained Transformer," which basically means that it's really good at understanding and generating human-like language. The more people talk to ChatGPT, the more it learns and the better it gets at understanding and generating language. So, it's kind of like having a conversation with a friend who is always learning and improving!”

David types: Why is it important?

ChatGPT responds: “Firstly, it allows for more efficient communication between humans and machines. With ChatGPT, people can communicate with computers and other digital devices using natural language, which makes it easier for them to get the information and assistance they need. Secondly, ChatGPT has the potential to help people in many different areas, from customer service to healthcare. For example, businesses can use ChatGPT to provide 24/7 customer support, and healthcare providers can use it to answer patient questions and provide information about medical conditions and treatments.”

David types: Could it be dangerous?

ChatGPT responds: “Like any technology, ChatGPT could potentially be dangerous if used inappropriately or if it falls into the wrong hands. However, it's important to note that ChatGPT is designed to be used in a safe and ethical manner, and there are measures in place to prevent it from being used for malicious purposes.”

David actually writes a paragraph in his own article: The above is snippets from an exchange I had with ChatGPT. You can try it for yourself at chat.openai.com. Some are seeing ChatGPT, and other products like it, as the start of the next generation of the internet; a step towards a more intelligent web, focused on human communication and interaction. It has Google a little shaken, as it also has the potential to take the place of standard search engines and disrupt the highly-lucrative online advertising market.

There can be no doubt that AI is making waves at the moment. There are still many questions to answer with this technology becoming mainstream. ChatGPT passed 100 million users in just two months; a feat that took Facebook over four years. The thing is, it seems very capable of answering them.

EssentialsMAG tech contributor is David Hughes a freelance web developer Tel: 07595 303418 www.davidhughes.co