AI Cyclops Workshops

05/10/2026

Final call, the last few seats are left for tomorrow’s AI Cyclops Business club.

Join local business owners for a relaxed morning of conversations, fresh ideas and useful connections. Whether you want to meet potential collaborators or explore how AI could help your business, come along and get involved.

Paul Trendall Iago Montgomery-JARVIS

Tuesday 6 October, 9:30am to 12:00pm

Kents Hill Park Training & Conference Centre

Timbold Drive, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ

You can bring a plus one for free, so invite someone who would benefit from meeting other local businesses.

Please remember, we’re at Kents Hill Park this time.

Grab one of the remaining seats and join us tomorrow.

Book at theaicyclops.com

05/10/2026

01/10/2026

Another successful Claude AI masterclass at The AI Cyclops!

A big thank you to Alex and Kacper for running a brilliant session, and to everyone who joined us and got involved. Really proud to see the team delivering workshops like this.

For me, this is what practical AI learning should look like. Laptops open, questions welcome and people exploring how these tools could actually help in their working day.

You don’t need to understand every technical term or know what every button does. You just need somewhere to ask questions, try things out and find a useful starting point.

That’s what we’re here for.

A really enjoyable session with a great group of people. Thank you for being part of it!

Fancy joining our next masterclass?

Whether you’re getting started or looking to build on what you already know, come along and put practical AI to work.

Explore our upcoming masterclasses and book your place through the link in our bio.

Bring your laptop and your questions. We’ll help you with the rest.

01/10/2026

Same admin. Every week. Could there be a better way?

Give yourself 20 minutes for a Winter AI Audit.

List five repetitive tasks. Pick one. Test whether AI could help, then check the results.

Al Gorithim walks you through the idea in 30 seconds.
Need a hand finding your first practical AI opportunity? Message us to book an AI consultation.

29/09/2026

OpenAI Just Made a Physical Controller for AI Agents

OpenAI has released the Codex Micro, a physical control pad designed for working with Codex AI agents.
It costs around $230 and lets users launch workflows, manage agent tasks and even adjust reasoning levels using a physical dial.

It’s not really a normal keyboard. It’s more like a dedicated control centre for AI.

And that raises the bigger question:

Are we heading towards a future where managing AI agents becomes as normal as using a keyboard and mouse?

Would you use one?

28/09/2026

Two new AI Prompt Packs are now available from The AI Cyclops.

If you use ChatGPT or Canva AI for work, these are designed to save you time and help you get better results faster.

Inside you’ll get:

• 30 ChatGPT Prompts That Seem Illegal To Know
Built to help you write emails, create proposals, plan content, research ideas, analyse information and get more out of ChatGPT in your day-to-day business.

• 30 Canva AI Prompts That Save You Hours
Use AI to create on-brand graphics, social posts, presentations, marketing materials and consistent visuals without spending hours designing everything from scratch.

These aren’t random prompt lists.

They’re practical prompts built around the kind of tasks businesses actually need to get done.

If you’ve ever sat staring at ChatGPT wondering what to type, or opened Canva and not known where to start, these packs are designed to solve exactly that.

Simple prompts. Practical results. Less wasted time.

Available now from The AI Cyclops.

25/09/2026

Two big AI Cyclops events coming up in October

If you’re a business owner, professional, freelancer or simply interested in where AI is heading, we’ve got two events you won’t want to miss.

AI Cyclops Business Club Networking Morning
Tuesday 6 October, 9:30am to 12:00pm

A relaxed networking morning for local businesses and professionals.

Come along to:

• Meet new people
• Build useful local connections
• Talk business, marketing and AI
• Find potential customers, suppliers and collaborators
• See what The AI Cyclops community is all about

Book your place here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ai-cyclops-business-club-networking-event-tickets-1998889090077

The Great AI Debate: AI, Opportunity, Threat or Both?
Friday 16 October, 1:00pm to 5:00pm

This one is going to be very different.

We’re bringing together business leaders, educators, technology professionals, creatives and people from across the community to debate the questions that really matter.

Will AI create more opportunities than it removes?

What happens to jobs?

Can we trust AI?

How will it change education, creativity and business?

And ultimately, is AI an opportunity, a threat, or both?

The audience will be part of the conversation too, with questions, voting and live debate throughout the afternoon.

Tickets are completely FREE.

Reserve your place here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-great-ai-debate-ai-opportunity-threat-or-both-tickets-1999580284458

Come to one, or come to both.

October is going to be a big month for The AI Cyclops, and we’d love to have you there.

21/09/2026

The Great AI Debate: AI, Opportunity, Threat or Both?

Friday 16 October 2026 | 1:00pm to 5:00pm | Free to attend

Is AI opening up new opportunities, creating new risks, or doing both?

Join The AI Cyclops and Pink Mondo Media, as part of MK Tech Week, for a lively, interactive debate exploring what artificial intelligence means for our businesses, our working lives and our future.

Bringing together voices from business, technology, education, the creative industries and the wider community, the event will explore questions such as:

• Jobs and business: Will AI help people achieve more, change the roles we need, or replace them?
• Education and creativity: How should we respond when AI can produce work that once depended entirely on human skills?
• Trust and responsibility: How do we benefit from AI while addressing concerns about privacy, ethics and its wider impact?

This is not a sales presentation, and you do not need to be an AI expert. Expect different opinions, practical discussion and opportunities to ask questions, challenge the panel and contribute your own perspective.

The main debate runs from 2:00pm to 4:00pm, with networking before and afterwards.

Whether you are excited, concerned or simply curious about AI, come along and be part of the conversation.

Your perspective matters. Reserve your free ticket through The AI Cyclops event page.

18/09/2026

You want more leads. But do you need a bespoke AI system, or the skills to start building your own?

A business owner recently approached us with a goal: use AI to support national lead generation, working towards ten or more leads a day.

Rather than jump straight to quoting for an app, we recommended starting with the foundations.

Here’s the route we suggested:

1. Get confident with AI.
Start with our Practical AI for Business Workshop. Learn how to write effective prompts, explain what your business needs and recognise where AI could help.

2. Apply it to your lead-generation process.
Follow with an AI Agents or ChatGPT Masterclass. Start building an assistant to help research prospects, draft personalised outreach for you to review and organise follow-ups.

3. Build further when you need to.
Explore Claude as another approach, or take a Vibe Coding Masterclass to start creating your own landing page, enquiry form and lead-tracking app.

You do not need to do everything at once. You need a starting point that makes sense for your business.

And let’s be honest: a list of prospects is not the same as ten interested customers. A landing page still needs people to visit it.

The aim is to build a process you understand, can test and can improve, rather than buy something you have to rely on someone else to manage.

Our next Practical AI for Business Workshop is Friday 25 September, 9am to 5pm. Follow-on masterclasses are £69.99 each.

Message us “LEAD GEN” and tell us what you’re trying to achieve. We’ll help you choose where to start.

17/09/2026

What do you really think about AI? Opportunity, threat, or both?

As part of Milton Keynes Tech Week 2026, we’re proud to be bringing you The Great AI Debate, a free live event designed to spark real conversation about the future of artificial intelligence.

This is not about jargon or theory. It is about real perspectives, different opinions, and one important conversation that affects all of us.

Join us on:

Friday 16 October 2026

1:00pm to 5:00pm

DigiTEC Tech Park, South Central Institute of Technology, Bletchley, MK College Group

We’re inviting business owners, educators, creatives, leaders, tech professionals, and curious minds to be part of the conversation.

You do not need to be an AI expert. You just need an opinion.

You can:

• Reserve your free ticket

• Apply to join the panel

• Be part of one of the key conversations of MK Tech Week 2026

Presented by The AI Cyclops, in collaboration with Pink Mondo, with venue partner Digital and Technologies Technical Excellence College.

If AI is already changing the world around us, this is the conversation you need to be in.

Reserve your free ticket now.