Podcast Episodes

Digital parenting

We look at a particular use of tech in family life - using trackers to know where your children are, or your partner, or other relatives. What are the safety and privacy issues ?

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Published on 13 hours ago

Web-scraping bots

We look at the impact data-scraping robots from AI firms are having on the online encyclopedia used by hundreds of millions of people.

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Published on 1 week ago

Red lines for AI

More than 200 prominent individuals and 70 organisations want international agreement on 'do not cross' red lines for artificial intelligence, to prevent risks to humanity. We speak to Stuart Russell…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Drones with Tasers

We speak to the founder and CEO of Axon Enterprise, maker of the Taser, about the tech's future. And the future includes drones armed with Tasers.

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Published on 3 weeks ago

Class action

A class action lawsuit is underway in Italy against Meta and TikTok. Lawyers say they want to protect younger children from social media harm. We look at the issues.

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Published on 4 weeks ago

Pinterest boss on online safety

An exclusive interview with Bill Ready, boss of social media platform Pinterest. Plus – what is actually stolen in a cyber-attack, the end of dial-up and are AI pets the future?

Presenter: Chris Valla…

Published on 1 month ago

Can we trust AI in health?

We hear from experts on the pros and cons of using AI in the healthcare world. Plus ex-Minecraft YouTuber Stampy, AKA Joseph Garrett, on turning to game design. But are console games getting too expe…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Keeping connected

This week we're talking about connectivity. How to keep the internet running when international data cables are damaged by earthquakes or war. And are light beams a solution ?

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Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sailing into stormy seas

A fleet of small robotic sailboats, packed with sensors, are ready to sail into the path of storms, to gather data on developing hurricanes. We find out how they'll do it. The data will help experts …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Talking translation

We test the AI tech that offers live language translation on the telephone. India bans online money games. And AI in the workplace - a global study looks at who uses it, and why.

Presenter: Shiona McC…

Published on 2 months ago