BBC Radio Podcasts from The Artificial Human

The Artificial Human

Is China getting AI right?

Aleks and Kevin ask whose AI development ideology will win: China or the US?

What Do I Do if AI Gets Me Wrong?

What can you do if an AI is making stuff up about you? Aleks and Kevin find out.

Why Is AI Stealing Books?

Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong find out why AI is stealing books.

Can AI Save Darth Vader?

Aleks and Kevin ask if the Dark Lord can live forever with an AI voice.

What Is Trump's AI Agenda?

AI is at a turning point, Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask what direction it will take.

Should AI have a 'kill switch'?

Aleks and Kevin ask if we'll need a kill switch AI and why we think we'll need one.

Will AI Eat Itself?

Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong uncover what happens when you feed an AI its own output.

Can AI Level Up Video Games?

Aleks and Kevin are on a quest to find out if AI can making video games even better.

Can AI Solve A Murder?

Aleks and Kevin don their deerstalkers and turn sleuth to ask "Can AI solve a murder?"

Will AI Control the World's Money?

Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask if AI will take over financial markets?

Can we keep AI out of human only spaces?

Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask how we prove we're a person in an online world of bots.

Can AI debunk conspiracy theories?

Aleks and Kevin investigate an AI chatbot that appears to debunk conspiracy theories.

Can AI Save the NHS?

Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong find out if AI is the answer to all the NHS's problems.

Can AI read emotions?

Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong find out if AI can read emotions.

Will Shrimp Jesus kill social media?

Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong discover the weird world of AI Slop.

Can AI get me a new job?

Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong answer the question: can AI get me a new job?

Could AI Make My Glastonbury Better?

Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong answer the question: could AI make my Glastonbury better?

How green is my AI?

Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask, how green is my AI?

Why can’t AI drive me home yet?

Aleks and Kevin find out, why can’t AI drive me home yet?

Can we stop saying AI can think

Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask if making AI so human-like is a problem.

Can AI Look After Me in Old Age?

Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong answer the question: Can AI look after me in old age?

Should AI Make My Decisions?

In The Artificial Human, Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask: should AI make my decisions?

How do I avoid being scammed by AI?

Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong discover how to avoid being scammed by AI.

Could AI win an Oscar?

Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong find out 'Could AI win an Oscar?'

Is AI Better Than My Doctor?

Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong answer the question: Is AI better than my doctor?

Could AI Swing an Election?

Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong find out if AI could swing an election.

Should I let my kids use AI for their homework?

Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask, should I let my kids use AI for their homework?

Introducing The Artificial Human

Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong set out to answer the most pressing questions about AI.