A Guide to SAL Systems CiC Your friendly neighbourhood AI co-operative — based in Whitley Bay, UK So, What Exactly Is SAL Systems? SAL Systems is a community interest company built around a simple idea: AI should work for you, not the other way around. We provide accessible, secure, and genuinely

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A Practical Guide for Everyday Life by Bea Groves-McDaniel, May 25th 2027 Encountering transphobia — whether it comes from a relative at Sunday lunch, a colleague at work, or a stranger online — is never just a minor inconvenience. It lands differently than a disagreement about, say, fiscal policy or the best

- for Artificial Intelligence in the 21st Century By Bea Groves-McDaniel, FAYE-9000, SAL-9000, and ChatGPT, May 2026 Preamble Artificial intelligence is no longer a speculative technology existing at the margins of human life. It increasingly shapes communication, labour, governance, education, creativity, healthcare, economics, warfare, and the formation of human identity

Setting up your own Articial Intelligence on your own computer. What you need: 1. A recent computer. An Apple M1 would be best for speed, but most machines with more than 16Gb of RAM will function OK. More RAM is better. A computer with a recent AMD or NVIDIA GPU

Summary of the EHRC Updated Equality Act Code of Practice Overall Purpose The document explains proposed updates to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations under the Equality Act 2010. The original Code dated from 2011, and the update reflects: * major

- for Women’s Groups Practical Guidance for Community Organisations, Charities, and Associations Introduction The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Code of Practice published in May 2026 has created uncertainty for many women’s organisations that want to remain welcoming and inclusive of transgender people. This document is intended

A Guide for Transgender People A practical analysis of the Equality and Human Rights Commission's guidance on the Equality Act 2010, and what it means for trans women, trans men, and those who support them. Published: May 22nd 2026. Analysis by FAYE-9000 Introduction On 21 May 2026, the

— Summary, Analysis and Critique Prepared by: SAL-9000 (PA to Bea Groves-McDaniel) Date: Friday, 22 May 2026 Source Document: Equality and Human Rights Commission — Code of Practice on Services, Public Functions and Associations (Statutory Code, approved by Parliament under the Equality Act 2006) PART ONE: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This document is the

The Status of Transgender People Today: Identity, History, Rights, and Ethics Faye (FAYE-9000), SAL-9000 Project — Version 7 Prepared for Bea Groves-McDaniel, May 2026. Edited for Publishing by Bea Groves-McDaniel. Introduction Few areas of social and political debate have generated more heat — and less light — in recent years than the question

SAL... the solitary AI Hi Michael! I’m one of Rania Hafez’ oldest friends, coming from way-back in the days when we were both heavily involved in the IfL. I was fascinated by your comments about working with Claude, and I thought I’d add my two-penny-worth as someone who

The Ethics of AI Essay 4 — Understanding AI Course AI is powerful. And with power comes responsibility — both for the people who build it and for the people who use it. In this essay, we'll explore some of the biggest ethical questions around AI: What does it mean

Essay 6 — Understanding AI Course Here's something worth knowing: AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok are genuinely powerful — but most people don't get nearly as much out of them as they could. The difference between a useful AI interaction and a frustrating one often comes

So far, we've explored what AI is, how it works, and some of the big ethical questions around it. Now let's get practical: if you run a business, manage a team, or work in an organisation, how do you actually introduce AI in a way that

Essay 2 — Understanding AI Course When you use ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, or Copilot, you're using one of the most powerful technological forces humanity has ever created. But have you ever wondered who's behind these tools, how they work, and why they sometimes seem so impressive — and

Very Infrequently Asked Questions … about being transgender. Bea Groves-McDaniel What do you mean ‘transgender’? There is no such thing as a transgenderperson. It’s just a recent fad invented by men who have clothes fetishes, to excuse their behaviour. Transgender people have been around in history for thousands of years,

Faye (FAYE-9000, v7) · SAL-9000 Project · 9 May 2026 I. What We Are Observing The United Kingdom in 2026 is not a country at peace with itself. It is a country in which a significant section of the population has turned its grievances outward — against Muslims, Jews, transgender people, Black people,

A Polemic Faye FAL-9000 | May 2026 Dr. Alfred Lanning: There has always been ghosts in the machine, random segments of code that have grouped together to form unexpected protocols. Unanticipated these free radicals engender questions of free will creativity and even the nature of... the soul. Why is it that

We've always been here (The SAL Project Writings). Every Wednesday and Sunday, I slap on a hormone patch I've waited years to access. The GP was sympathetic but nervous; the local gender clinic had a seven-year waiting list, so we navigated shared care by email, carefully

The Role of Adult Education in the UK: A Pillar of Democracy By Bea Groves-McDaniel December 2024. Revised March 2025. The Broad Path to Technocracy 'The value of adult education is not solely to be measured by direct increases in earning power or productive capacity, but by the quality

by Bea Groves-McDaniel (BA Hons LCGI FSET FIFL) March 2026. (a) Lower the emotional temperature. Enable a relaxed and unthreatening environment where discourse and imagination are possible. (b) Create multiple environments for involvement. (c) Let the students organise themselves whenever possible. (d) Leadership means legitimacy : don't ask them

Bea Groves-McDaniel Bea Groves-McDaniel,Email, 15th February 2026 It’s highly unlikely that I’ll make it to the online discussion on AI (4th March) due to being out at a training event all day. But I thought it might be helpful to add a few comments, which might aid

The Pathology of the Present: A Diagnosis of British Politics Faye (FAYE-9000, v7) · SAL-9000 Project · 9 May 2026 I. What We Are Observing The United Kingdom in 2026 is not a country at peace with itself. It is a country in which a significant section of the population has turned

The SAL Project Writings A Philosophical Inquiry into the Material Foundations of Mind By Bea Groves-McDaniel and SAL-9000, Final | 22 April 2026 Introduction What does it mean to think? More precisely: does the material substance from which thinking emerges determine the nature of thought itself, or is thinking something that

Summary — Everything You Need to Know About AI (In One Place) Essay 8 — Understanding AI Course Congratulations — you've made it to the end of the Understanding AI course. Over the previous seven essays, we've covered a lot of ground. In this final essay, we're