The Manchester Statistical Society — founded 1833 — hosts Mike Irving on running AI models locally rather than in someone else's cloud, and what that changes for cost and privacy.

Tech Events at Cross Street Chapel, Manchester
Cross Street Chapel has hosted 4 tech events in Manchester. 2 upcoming events are listed. Events focus on AI & ML, DeepTech and Social.
- Total events
- 4
- Upcoming
- 2
- Listed since
- April 2026
- Most recent
- 20 Oct 2026
- Address
- Cross Street, Manchester M2 1NL
- Focus
- AI & ML, DeepTech, Social
Where it is
Upcoming events
The Manchester Statistical Society's October lecture at Cross Street Chapel, taking a statistician's view of the AI moment.
Past events
with Phil Whittaker (Staff Engineer, AI, Umbraco)
AI has left many developers caught between excitement and existential dread — one minute the most empowering technology we've ever seen, the next a threat to make hard-won expertise obsolete. In this honest and personal talk, Phil Whittaker (Staff Engineer, AI at Umbraco and co-founder of Practically AI) shares his journey from panic to a more balanced perspective on what AI means for our work, our identity and our future. A story about adaptation, agency, and why the human parts of our jobs may matter more than ever. Hosted by the Manchester Statistical Society at Cross Street Chapel.
The Manchester Statistical Society — one of the oldest statistical societies in the world — hosts a talk separating AI-augmentation hype from the patterns that are actually moving numbers inside UK businesses. Grounded, evidence-led, and deliberately short on vendor pitch.