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SUMMARY:The Most Excited\, The Most Terrified: Making Peace with AI
LOCATION:Cross Street Chapel
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  people going · easy to get to\n\nDescription\n\nAI has left many develope
 rs caught between excitement and existential dread. One minute it feels li
 ke the most empowering technology we've ever seen\; the next\, it feels li
 ke it might make everything we've spent our careers learning obsolete. In 
 this honest and personal talk\, Phil Whittaker shares his journey from pan
 ic and uncertainty to a more balanced perspective on what AI means for our
  work\, our identity\, and our future. Exploring the fears\, opportunities
 \, and realities of working alongside increasingly capable AI systems\, th
 is is a story about adaptation\, agency\, and why the human parts of our j
 obs may matter more than ever.\n\nProfile\nPhil Whittaker is a Staff Engin
 eer (AI) at Umbraco\, where he works on implementing agentic-AI and develo
 pment of the new Umbraco MCP Servers - the bridge that connects AI agents 
 to real CMS actions such as content editing\, media management\, and workf
 low automation. With more than 25 years of experience spanning software en
 gineering\, agency leadership\, and CTO roles\, Phil brings a practical an
 d architectural mindset to Umbraco’s evolving AI strategy.\n\nA five-time 
 Umbraco MVP\, Phil has been deeply involved in the Umbraco community for o
 ver a decade. He has spent around 10 years helping to organise both Umbrac
 o Manchester and Umbraco Leeds\, supporting local developers and agencies 
 through talks\, meetups\, and community initiatives. He is also a co-found
 er of Practically AI\, the Manchester meetup focused on real-world applica
 tions of artificial intelligence\, and was part of the organising team beh
 ind the successful Umbraco in the City 2025 : Manchester conference.\n\nPh
 il is passionate about empowering developers and content teams to harness 
 emerging AI capabilities responsibly and effectively — balancing innovatio
 n with transparency\, safety\, and open-source principles. At Codegarden\,
  he brings a grounded\, real-world perspective on what’s possible when mod
 ern AI meets a collaborative CMS ecosystem.
URL:https://www.meetup.com/manchester-statistical-society-meetup-group/even
 ts/315314751/
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