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EPISODE · Jan 21, 2026 · 33 MIN

Everyone's angry about this AI Glasgow mural

from The National Podcast · host The National Podcast

Our story about Glasgow City Council approving an AI-generated mural to be painted in the city centre has sparked quite the backlash. Today Political Editor Xander Elliards and Multimedia Reporter Lucy Jackson discuss the story and why it's provoked such a reaction. They also discuss the Home Secretary's "vision" for an AI-powered Panopticon to keep the eyes of the state on citizens at all time, whether the UK should kick US troops off British soil and new polling on the subject.  Support The National with a subscription for just £20 for a whole year at thenational.scot/subscribe

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