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!

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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?

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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?

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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.

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