The Age of AI with Lara Lewington and Ben Clark

Is artificial intelligence really going to give us more free time—or are we heading towards a future where we're busier than ever? In this episode of The Age of AI, hosts Lara Lewington and Ben Clark sit down with Rafie Faruq, CEO of Genie AI, to explore where AI is really taking us. From AI agents and the future of work to superintelligence, creativity and the next wave of innovation, Rafie shares his vision for how AI will reshape society. They discuss why today's AI tools are changing how we work, whether AI can become truly intelligent, the future of legal AI, why humans may become "creator gods", and whether superintelligence is even something we should be pursuing. In this episode: Why AI isn't giving us more free time The rise of AI agents and "AI interviewing" How AI could transform the legal industry Why Rafie believes humans will become creators on an unprecedented scale Should we build superintelligence? The future of work in an AI-powered world Why inspiration may matter more than intelligence What do you think? Is AI leading us towards a better future—or are we creating new problems we'll have to solve later? 👇 Let us know your thoughts in the comments. #ai #artificialintelligence #futureofwork #aiagents #machinelearning  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of The Age of AI, Lara Lewington and Ben Clark are joined by Professor Pearse Keane—one of the world's leading ophthalmologists and AI researchers—whose work is already helping to prevent blindness through artificial intelligence. Together, they explore how AI is transforming healthcare, why it could dramatically improve diagnosis and treatment, and whether diseases like cancer could be cured within our children's lifetime. In this episode: How AI is helping prevent blindness Why AI could transform healthcare Could cancer be cured in our children's lifetime? Why AI won't replace doctors—but could make them even better The future of medicine in the age of AI 🎧 Subscribe for more conversations with the people shaping the future of AI. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Healthcare #Medicine #MedicalAI #FutureOfMedicine #TheAgeOfAI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who gets to shape the future of AI? In this episode of The Age of AI, hosts Lara Lewington and Ben Clark are joined by Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, CEO of Stemettes – the social enterprise inspiring and supporting girls and young women into STEM careers. Together, they explore why diversity isn't just a social issue—it's essential to building better technology. From AI bias and healthcare failures to education, sci-fi inspiration and the future of work, Anne-Marie explains why the people building AI today will shape the world we all live in tomorrow. In this episode: * Why diversity leads to better AI * The healthcare stories that changed the conversation * How STEM education needs to evolve * Why AI should solve everyday problems—not just flashy ones * The importance of imagination in building tomorrow's technology * Why the future of AI depends on who gets a seat at the table Whether you're interested in artificial intelligence, technology, education or innovation, this conversation offers a fascinating look at the human side of AI. Subscribe for more conversations exploring how AI is transforming our world. #artificialintelligence #stem #womenintech #futureofwork #theageofai Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of The Age of AI, hosts Laura Lewington and Ben Clark look past the initial wave of excitement to ask a critical question: Is artificial intelligence entering its difficult adolescent phase? We explore the shift from playful AI pilots and ChatGPT demos to the complex reality of deploying AI agents at scale. From sorting out an enterprise's "digital plumbing" and data governance to navigating the hidden computing costs of token budgets, we dive into what it takes to build sustainable tech solutions. We unpack customer service "doom loops" versus successful models like Klarna, examine the rising token costs for enterprises, and discuss why human creativity remains the ultimate edge over mediocre "AI slop." Are we barely scratching the surface of what's possible, or are we heading into an era of AI inflation? If you enjoyed this episode, please like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell! #TheAgeOfAI #AIAgents #ArtificialIntelligence #TechTrends #DigitalTransformation #Innovation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of The Age of AI, Lara Lewington and Ben Clark are joined by Raj Bharat Patel, AI Transformation Lead at Holistic AI, to explore one of the most important questions in artificial intelligence today: is AI fundamentally biased? From hallucinations and governance to accountability and trust, Raj explains why the biggest challenge facing AI may not be the technology itself, but how organisations choose to deploy it. The conversation explores whether AI can ever be truly unbiased, why governance isn't just a box-ticking exercise, how companies can reduce AI risk without slowing innovation, and what could trigger the industry's next major reckoning. Along the way, they discuss: • Why AI systems inherit biases from human history• How businesses test AI for bias and hallucinations• The growing importance of AI governance• Whether regulation helps or hinders innovation• The risks of deploying AI without safeguards• Who is responsible when AI gets things wrong• Why trust may be the most important factor in AI adoption• Whether the current AI boom is a bubble#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIGovernance #ResponsibleAI #MachineLearning Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What happens when artificial intelligence leaves the screen and steps into the physical world? In this episode of The Age of AI, Lara Lewington and Ben Clark explore the fast-emerging frontier of embodied and physical AI with guest Dr Shan Luo, a robotics researcher at King’s College London working at the cutting edge of robot perception, tactile sensing, and intelligent machines that can physically interact with the world. Together they unpack the big question: if AI has a brain, what happens when we give it a body? From robots that can “feel” objects through advanced tactile sensors, to machines learning to operate in messy, unpredictable real-world environments, this conversation dives deep into how AI is evolving beyond software into physical agents that could one day assist in homes, hospitals, warehouses, and even elderly care. They discuss: Why robots struggle in unstructured real-world environments How tactile sensing gives machines a “sense of touch” The role of physics, simulation, and world models in robotics Whether humanoid robots are actually the right design The safety and ethical challenges of autonomous machines How embodied AI could transform care, work, and daily life #ai #robotics #techpodcast #futuretechnology #machinelearning Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How can AI improve conversations in healthcare? This week on The Age of AI, Lara Lewington and Ben Clark are joined by David Williams, Founder and CEO of KAI Conversations, a company using AI to transform communication across the life sciences industry. KAI helps pharmaceutical companies better understand what healthcare professionals and patients need, turning conversations into actionable insights that can improve engagement, decision-making and ultimately patient outcomes. As AI becomes increasingly embedded in healthcare, could it help create more effective interactions between pharma companies, clinicians and patients? How can organisations move beyond outdated research methods and unlock deeper, real-time insights? And what role will AI play in shaping the future of healthcare communication? David shares his vision for a future where AI helps organisations listen better, learn faster and make smarter decisions that benefit both businesses and patients.🎙️ In this episode: • How AI is transforming healthcare conversations• The future of insights in life sciences• Improving engagement with healthcare professionals• Better patient experiences through better data• The opportunities and challenges of AI in healthcare Subscribe for more conversations with the people shaping the future of artificial intelligence. #ai #artificialintelligence #healthcareai #lifesciences #pharma #techpodcast #theageofai #laralewington #benclark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is AI making us smarter... or slowly making us useless? In this episode of The Age of AI, Lara Lewington and Ben Clarke tackle one of the biggest questions surrounding artificial intelligence today. As AI becomes increasingly woven into our daily lives, are these tools helping us flourish, create and solve bigger problems — or are they encouraging us to outsource our thinking altogether? From AI assistants managing emails and schedules to groundbreaking advances in healthcare, brain-computer interfaces and disease detection, the conversation explores the enormous opportunities AI presents. But it also confronts the growing concerns around dependency, critical thinking, memory and what happens when we stop questioning the answers AI gives us. Along the way, Lara and Ben discuss: • Whether AI is augmenting human intelligence or replacing it • How AI could transform healthcare and medical diagnosis • Neuralink and the future of brain-computer interfaces • Why AI may help doctors rather than replace them • The danger of "AI slop" and outsourcing your thinking • What AI means for future generations growing up with these tools• How to use AI without losing the skills that matter most The Age of AI looks beyond the headlines to explore the technologies, ideas and decisions shaping the future. 👍 Like, subscribe and leave a comment with your thoughts: Is AI making us smarter or making us lazy? #ai #artificialintelligence #technology #futureofwork #healthcareai #neuralink #machinelearning #innovation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is AI helping humanity… or creating problems we’ll regret later? In this episode of The Age of AI, Ben and Lara sit down with In this episode of The Age of AI, Ben and Lara sit down with Natasha McCarthy, Associate Director for Policy at the Royal Academy of Engineering to explore the future of responsible AI from sustainability and energy use to trust, transparency and regulation. As AI becomes embedded in everything from healthcare to national infrastructure, Natasha explains why the choices we make now could shape society for decades to come. Can AI be both powerful and sustainable? Who should be held accountable? And are we moving too fast without fully understanding the long-term consequences? A thoughtful, optimistic and honest conversation about how we build AI that actually works for people and for the future. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Podcast #TechPodcast #SustainableAI #FutureTech #AIRegulation #Technology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on The Age of AI, Lara Lewington and Ben Clark dive into the explosive AI boom transforming San Francisco and ask whether the UK and Europe are being left behind. Fresh off the plane from Silicon Valley, Ben shares what it actually feels like inside the epicentre of the AI boom: billions pouring into startups, OpenAI everywhere, NVIDIA dominating infrastructure, and a culture obsessed with moving faster than ever before. The episode explores:• Why San Francisco suddenly feels like the centre of the world again• The staggering amount of money flooding into AI• Why OpenAI, Anthropic, NVIDIA and Scale AI are dominating investment• Whether Europe is quietly building the future differently• The rise of UK AI success stories like ElevenLabs• Why Europe creates brilliant researchers — but struggles to scale companies• Whether Britain’s culture holds founders back• And why some entrepreneurs believe America is still the only place truly willing to back enormous ideasFeaturing discussion around:OpenAI • Anthropic • NVIDIA • ElevenLabs • Scale AI • Ronjon Nag • Silicon Valley • longevity research • frontier AI • venture capitalPlus: Are we underestimating how quickly AI is entering everyday life? And could this moment become even bigger than the internet boom? Subscribe for new episodes every week. #AI #OpenAI #ChatGPT #SiliconValley #Anthropic #NVIDIA #ArtificialIntelligence #TheAgeOfAI #TechnologyPodcast #ElevenLabs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Laura Modiano reveals ChatGPT is only the start. Today we’re joined by Laura Modiano. Laura leads Startups across EMEA at OpenAI, where she works closely with founders, investors, and developers building the next generation of AI companies. Laura discusses the AI startups changing entire industries and gives a rare inside look at how founders, developers and investors are actually building with AI right now. Laura also shares what it’s really like working inside OpenAI during one of the biggest technological shifts in modern history. 🎧 Listen now and subscribe for more conversations exploring how AI is reshaping the world around us. #AI #OpenAI #ChatGPT #ArtificialIntelligence #Startups #TechnologyPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is this the Chat GPT moment of humanoid robot advancement? This week on The Age of AI, we dive into one of the biggest questions in tech right now: are humans losing the race to robots? The answer this week is - yes! A humanoid robot actually beat a human in a half marathon last week! In this episode Lara and Ben ask how developed these humanoid robots ACTUALLY are? We break down what these robots can actually do today, where the hype is running ahead of reality, and what this means for jobs, businesses, and the future of work. Is this the next industrial revolution — or are we overestimating how ready robots really are? 🎧 Watch now and decide for yourself: evolution… or replacement? #AI #Robotics #FutureOfWork #HumanoidRobots #ArtificialIntelligence #TechPodcast #TheAgeOfAI 🎧 Got a question you want answered on the show? Drop it in the comments or email us at [email protected] Instagram: @theageofaipodYouTube: @theageofaipodLinkedIn: The Age of AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is the AI boom about to burst… or are we only just getting started? This week on The Age of AI, Lara Lewington and Ben Clark sit down with investor and tech thinker Ali Mitchell to unpack one of the biggest questions in tech right now: are we in an AI bubble? From sky-high valuations to the race for dominance among tech giants, Ali cuts through the hype to explore what’s real, what’s overblown, and what happens next if the bubble does burst. We dig into how to spot genuine innovation vs. noise, what smart investors are actually looking for, and whether we’re heading for a correction—or a complete transformation of how business works. If you’ve been wondering whether AI is the next dot-com crash or the biggest shift of our generation, this one’s for you. 🎧 Watch now and decide for yourself: bubble… or boom? #ai #artificialintelligence #techpodcast #futureofwork #investing #startuplife #theageofai 🎧 Got a question you want answered on the show? Drop it in the comments or email us at [email protected] Email: [email protected] Instagram: @theageofaipod YouTube: @theageofaipod Linkedin: The Age of AI The Age of AI is brought to you by AIR, a launchpad for researchers to create innovative AI startups. Supported by Responsible Ai UK, an international ecosystem for responsible AI research and innovation, and delivered by Future Worlds, the tech startup accelerator at the University of Southampton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1 in 3 adults in the UK have used AI for mental health support — but what does that actually mean? In this episode of The Age of AI, we explore the rapidly growing role of AI in emotional wellbeing, from therapy chatbots and AI companions to large language models people now turn to for comfort, advice, and connection. With expert guidance from Dr Jennifer Cearns, Lecturer in AI at the Department of Social Anthropology & Centre for Digital Trust & Society at The University of Manchester We ask: When does a chat become emotional support? Can AI genuinely help with mental health — or does it sometimes reinforce risk? And what happens when people form real emotional bonds with systems that don’t truly understand them? Alongside powerful real-world stories and expert insight, we also examine the tensions at the heart of this shift — between accessibility and safety, support and dependency, optimism and harm. From viral cases and court debates to the rise of dedicated mental health platforms like Wysa, this episode asks a critical question: Are we witnessing a revolution in care — or something we’re still not fully prepared for? #ai #techpodcast #mentalhealth #therapy 🎧 Got a question you want answered on the show? Drop it in the comments or email us at [email protected] Email: [email protected] Instagram: @theageofaipod YouTube: @theageofaipod Linkedin: The Age of AI The Age of AI is brought to you by AIR, a launchpad for researchers to create innovative AI startups. Supported by Responsible Ai UK, an international ecosystem for responsible AI research and innovation, and delivered by Future Worlds, the tech startup accelerator at the University of Southampton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What if decades of scientific breakthroughs were already discovered… but never used? In this episode of The Age of AI, we sit down with Sam Munday, the founder of Data Revival, a startup using AI to unlock “lost” scientific knowledge buried in handwritten lab notebooks, PDFs, and decades-old research files. From chemical companies discovering forgotten experiments to pharmaceutical teams accelerating drug discovery, AI is now turning unstructured R&D data into usable scientific intelligence. We explore how: Entire breakthroughs have been unknowingly re-tested decades later AI is digitising 40+ years of hidden scientific knowledge Lab notebooks contain critical insights modern systems can’t access Chemistry, materials science, and medicine could all be accelerated This is a conversation about more than data — it’s about what humanity may have already discovered, but never fully used. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Waymo has driven 170 million miles without a serious accident — making self-driving cars potentially orders of magnitude safer than human drivers. So why are people still so afraid of robotaxis? In this episode of The Age of AI, Lara Lewington and Ben Clark dig into the reality behind autonomous vehicles: the ethics of the trolley problem, who’s liable when things go wrong, and why public trust is still one of the biggest barriers to adoption. They explore the competing approaches of Waymo vs Wayve, the role of infrastructure and smart cities, and why uncertainty on real roads remains a huge challenge for AI. Plus, Professor Sabir Fallah (University of Surrey) explains why autonomous driving isn’t about winning a race — it’s about getting safety right. 🚗🤖 From robotaxis to regulation, this is the real story of where self-driving cars are heading. Follow for more episodes exploring the tech shaping our future. 🎧 Got a question you want answered on the show? Drop it in the comments or email us at [email protected] Email: [email protected] Instagram: @theageofaipod YouTube: @theageofaipod Linkedin: The Age of AI The Age of AI is brought to you by AIR, a launchpad for researchers to create innovative AI startups. Supported by Responsible Ai UK, an international ecosystem for responsible AI research and innovation, and delivered by Future Worlds, the tech startup accelerator at the University of Southampton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is artificial intelligence accelerating climate change, or could it be one of the greatest tools we have to fight it? In this episode of The Age of AI, Lara Lewington and Ben Clark explore the environmental impact of AI, from the energy demands of data centres to the real-world emissions hidden inside global supply chains. They also unpack how geopolitics and conflict can ripple through the tech world, disrupting chip production, cloud services, and the infrastructure we increasingly depend on. Joining them is Mauro Cozzi, co-founder of Emitwise, an AI-powered carbon accounting platform that helps major companies track and reduce emissions, especially the hardest category to tackle: Scope 3 supply chain emissions, which can represent up to 80% of a business’s total footprint. Mauro shares what it takes to turn sustainability into a profitable business case, how Emitwise tackled messy corporate data, and why they built an “anti-greenwashing clause” into every customer contract. The conversation also dives into the rise of AI agents, the future of automation, and what happens when building software becomes easy leaving the real challenge as deciding what to build. With AI scaling rapidly and energy demand rising, Mauro argues the real question isn’t whether AI will grow — but whether we can power it cleanly, and use it responsibly. Will AI save the planet… or push it closer to the edge? #ai #techpodcast #sustainability 🎧 Got a question you want answered on the show? Drop it in the comments or email us at [email protected] Email: [email protected] Instagram: @theageofaipod YouTube: @theageofaipod Linkedin: The Age of AI The Age of AI is brought to you by AIR, a launchpad for researchers to create innovative AI startups. Supported by Responsible Ai UK, an international ecosystem for responsible AI research and innovation, and delivered by Future Worlds, the tech startup accelerator at the University of Southampton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have Large Language Models already hit their limits? 🤖 In this episode of The Age of AI, Ben Clark and Lara Lewington tackle one of the biggest questions in tech right now: if today’s AI can only take us 80–90% of the way, what actually gets us to true intelligence? We break down the growing shift from language-based AI to “world models”, and why some of the biggest names in tech are betting billions on them as the real path forward. Featuring insights from Professor Les Carr, we explore why understanding words isn’t the same as understanding the world, and why that gap might be everything. Plus: * Why AI still struggles with the “final mile” * The explosion of mega funding rounds in AI (and what investors really want now) * Whether AI health tech is empowering everyone, or just the already advantaged * The surprising reality of wearables and population-level health data* Voice cloning, deepfakes, and the rapidly blurring line between real and synthetic * A viral AI video that hilariously imagines a future where humans might not have jobs… but still somehow end up doing all the work 😂 Is this where we’re headed? Or are we asking the wrong questions entirely? #techpodcast #ai #technews 🎧 Got a question you want answered on the show? Drop it in the comments or email us at [email protected] Mentioned in this episode: My Voice AI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/myvoice-ai/ Leslie Carr: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-carr-a0b5a62/ Email: [email protected] Instagram: @theageofaipodYouTube: @theageofaipod Linkedin: The Age of AI The Age of AI is brought to you by AIR, a launchpad for researchers to create innovative AI startups. Supported by Responsible Ai UK, an international ecosystem for responsible AI research and innovation, and delivered by Future Worlds, the tech startup accelerator at the University of Southampton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the age of AI, who is teaching your child? What you need to know right now. Lara Lewington and Ben Clark explore how artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping one of society’s most important systems… education. From a buzzing AIR Demo Day packed with ambitious start-ups, to Lara’s own encounter with a deepfake scam, the episode opens with a look at how quickly the technology is evolving and how close to home it’s starting to hit. In the news, the pair unpack a major $2bn investment into UK AI infrastructure, the growing role of politics in tech, and a brilliant example of AI innovation turning a 1970s rotary phone into a fully functioning assistant. They're joined by Dan Fitzpatrick, founder of The AI Educator and a global advisor helping schools and governments navigate AI. Together, they tackle the big question: will AI fundamentally change education? From the widening “AI adoption gap” among teachers, to the challenges of trust, ethics and assessment, Dan shares what’s really happening inside classrooms right now and what needs to change next. As AI becomes more powerful and more accessible, this episode asks whether education systems are ready… or already falling behind. If you have a question you’d like Lara and Ben to tackle, drop us a line Email: [email protected] Instagram: @theageofaipod YouTube: @theageofaipod Linkedin: The Age of AI The Age of AI is brought to you by AIR, a launchpad for researchers to create innovative AI startups. Supported by Responsible Ai UK, an international ecosystem for responsible AI research and innovation, and delivered by Future Worlds, the tech startup accelerator at the University of Southampton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Smartwatches, rings and health trackers are no longer niche gadgets. Around 35% of UK adults now use a wearable device, and the global fitness tracker market is expected to grow dramatically over the next decade. But as AI becomes the engine interpreting all that data, a bigger question emerges: what do these devices actually know about our health, and how much should we trust them? In this special episode, Lara Lewington and Ben Clark dive into the fast growing world of wearables. From Lara’s experiments with multiple trackers while researching her book, to Ben putting his own data to the test, they explore what our devices measure well, what they get wrong, and why the future of healthcare could depend on the algorithms quietly analysing our daily lives. What role should AI play in personal health: how do we avoid mistaking algorithmic predictions for medical fact, and what should responsible AI powered health tools look like? Will the real value in wearables come from hardware, data platforms, or services built on top of the data? And could smart glasses become the next frontier in health tracking, changing how we collect and understand our own biology? If you have a question you’d like Lara and Ben to tackle, drop us a line Email: [email protected] Instagram: @theageofaipod YouTube: @theageofaipod Linkedin: The Age of AI The Age of AI is brought to you by AIR, a launchpad for researchers to create innovative AI startups. Supported by Responsible Ai UK, an international ecosystem for responsible AI research and innovation, and delivered by Future Worlds, the tech startup accelerator at the University of Southampton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AI promises to transform finance, but can it ever be trusted with people’s money? Lara Lewington and Ben Clark explore one of the toughest frontiers for artificial intelligence: the financial system. From messy data and market volatility to the risks of automation at scale, finance is one of the hardest environments in which to deploy AI safely. They’re joined by Usman Khan, co-founder and CEO of APEX:E3, a fintech company building AI-powered data and workflow tools for capital markets. With multiple startups behind him and deep experience in market infrastructure, Usman explains where AI genuinely works in finance and where the technology can break down. Along the way, Lara and Ben unpack the latest headlines shaping the AI landscape, including the race toward self-driving cars between Waymo and the fast-rising challenger Wayve, the global push to develop local AI models beyond Silicon Valley, and the growing debate around safeguards and control of powerful AI systems. From trust and regulation to data quality and the future of financial markets, this episode looks past the hype to ask a crucial question: how do you build AI systems that people can actually trust with their money? The humans who make this programme would love to hear from you. Join us on social media or send us an email Email: [email protected] Instagram: @theageofaipod YouTube: @theageofaipod Linkedin: The Age of AI The Age of AI is brought to you by AIR, a launchpad for researchers to create innovative AI startups. Supported by Responsible Ai UK, an international ecosystem for responsible AI research and innovation, and delivered by Future Worlds, the tech startup accelerator at the University of Southampton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this special Q&A episode of The Age of AI, Lara Lewington and Ben Clark tackle the questions listeners are really asking about how AI is reshaping everyday life. From Waymo and the reality of self driving cars on public roads, to whether AI can genuinely help defeat bias in promotions and hiring, the episode explores where AI is helping, where it is risky, and where human judgement still matters most. Plus, guest expert Sam Mundy joins the conversation to explain one of the most talked about AI problems of all: why AI hallucinates? Or rather gets things wrong in old speak! The humans who make this programme would love to hear from you. Join us on social media or send us an email Email: [email protected] Instagram: @theageofaipod YouTube: @theageofaipod Linkedin: The Age of AI The Age of AI is brought to you by AIR, a launchpad for researchers to create innovative AI startups. Supported by Responsible Ai UK, an international ecosystem for responsible AI research and innovation, and delivered by Future Worlds, the tech startup accelerator at the University of Southampton. Demo Day - Wednesday 4 March 2026 14:30 - 18:00 KPMG Canary Wharf futureworlds.com/air Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Age of AI returns with Lara Lewington and Ben Clark tackling one of the biggest questions in society right now: will artificial intelligence destroy human creativity, or transform it? We are joined by Aidan Meller, creator of Ai-Da, the world’s first ultra-realistic robot artist. From exhibitions at Oxford and the United Nations to portraits of world leaders, Meller explains how Ai-Da is built, how she creates art, and why he believes robots force us to confront uncomfortable questions about creativity, identity, power and control. We'll also be delving into the biggest AI headlines, from eye-watering Big Tech investment bets to growing concerns about chatbots giving medical advice, and the rapid rise of voice AI company ElevenLabs. But when AI can clone a voice perfectly, can you really tell the difference between Lara and Ben and their digital doubles? The humans who make this programme would love to hear from you. Join us on social media or send us an email Email: [email protected] Instagram: @theageofaipod YouTube: @theageofaipod Linkedin: The Age of AI The Age of AI is brought to you by AIR, a launchpad for researchers to create innovative AI startups. Supported by Responsible Ai UK, an international ecosystem for responsible AI research and innovation, and delivered by Future Worlds, the tech startup accelerator at the University of Southampton. Demo Day - Wednesday 4 March 2026 14:30 - 18:00 KPMG Canary Wharf futureworlds.com/air Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of The Age of AI, we open the floor to your biggest questions and take them head on. Is it already too late for the little guys in AI? Have the tech giants locked down the future, or is there still space for startups, researchers and independent builders to shape what comes next? We also explore whether AI can learn from the data on our wearables. Could your smartwatch one day predict illness before symptoms appear? Could personal data, used responsibly, genuinely save lives? And then there’s the lighter side of the algorithm. What was really behind the wave of Victoria Beckham memes that flooded our feeds? Was it human creativity, machine amplification, or something more strategic happening beneath the surface? The humans who make this programme would love to hear from you. Join us on social media or send us an email Email: [email protected] Instagram: @theageofaipod YouTube: @theageofaipod Linkedin: The Age of AI The Age of AI is brought to you by AIR, a launchpad for researchers to create innovative AI startups. Supported by Responsible Ai UK, an international ecosystem for responsible AI research and innovation, and delivered by Future Worlds, the tech startup accelerator at the University of Southampton.  Demo Day - Wednesday 4 March 2026 14:30 - 18:00 KPMG Canary Wharf futureworlds.com/air Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’re constantly told we’re living in the Age of AI. But beyond the hype, what does that really mean for how we live, work and think? In this first episode, Lara Lewington, tech journalist and author, and Ben Clark from Future Worlds at the University of Southampton, explore the AI stories that genuinely matter. From the truth behind the headlines to the developments that deserve to be making the news. Each week we'll ask one big question and today we're exploring can AI really prevent burnout? Joining us is Reeva Misra, founder and CEO of WONE, an AI-powered stress coach used by high-pressure workplaces around the world. With a background in psychology and a career spanning science, health and technology, Reeva explains the science of stress, why modern work is pushing more people into chronic burnout, and how AI might help us recover in as little as 90 seconds. The humans who make this programme would love to hear from you. Join us on social media or send us an email Email: [email protected] Instagram: @theageofaipod YouTube: @theageofaipod Linkedin: The Age of AI The Age of AI is brought to you by AIR, a launchpad for researchers to create innovative AI startups. Supported by Responsible Ai UK, an international ecosystem for responsible AI research and innovation, and delivered by Future Worlds, the tech startup accelerator at the University of Southampton.  Demo Day - Wednesday 4 March 2026 14:30 - 18:00 KPMG Canary Wharf futureworlds.com/air Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices