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Patricia Clarke
AI anxiety is fast becoming a political problem

Sun 14 Jun 2026

AI anxiety is fast becoming a political problem
James Tapper
How to measure Elon Musk’s wealth? Let’s start with astronomical

Sat 13 Jun 2026

How to measure Elon Musk’s wealth? Let’s start with astronomical
Ben Zaranko
What’s the future for jobs? AI won’t replace messy roles or the human touch

Sat 13 Jun 2026

What’s the future for jobs? AI won’t replace messy roles or the human touch
The People vs AI

32 mins • S1, E4

The People vs AI
Gen Z is increasingly discontent with AI

7 mins • S1, E1375

Gen Z is increasingly discontent with AI
James Tapper
How Richard Dawkins evolved into a novelist

Sun 7 Jun 2026

How Richard Dawkins evolved into a novelist
Emma Haslett
Sweet dreams are made of hits for investors snapping up back catalogues

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Sweet dreams are made of hits for investors snapping up back catalogues
Tony Blair has lost his sense of direction on economic growth

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Tony Blair has lost his sense of direction on economic growth
Ben Zaranko
Boost for student scientists as UK-based firm raises record venture capital fund

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Boost for student scientists as UK-based firm raises record venture capital fund
Barney Macintyre
Investors perplexed by Nasdaq’s biggest drop since Trump’s tariffs

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Investors perplexed by Nasdaq’s biggest drop since Trump’s tariffs
Catherine Neilan
Musk ‘a threat to democracy in Britain’, says Wes Streeting after Southampton disorder

Sat 6 Jun 2026

Musk ‘a threat to democracy in Britain’, says Wes Streeting after Southampton disorder
John Naughton
Uber’s budget-blowing geeks are making the drive for AI a costlier fare than it planned

Fri 5 Jun 2026

Uber’s budget-blowing geeks are making the drive for AI a costlier fare than it planned
The world’s biggest problem

35 mins • S1, E3

The world’s biggest problem
The Pope’s AI warning

7 mins • S1, E1371

The Pope’s AI warning
Never mind keeping our heads over AI, we’ve already lost them to the billionaires

Sun 31 May 2026

Never mind keeping our heads over AI, we’ve already lost them to the billionaires
Jamie Bartlett
What are the chances of AI catastrophe? Higher than you think

Sun 31 May 2026

What are the chances of AI catastrophe? Higher than you think
Ben Zaranko
Time for Labour to cut to the chase

Sun 31 May 2026

Time for Labour to cut to the chase
Tony Blair
The future demands a radical response based on understanding the world we live in

Sat 30 May 2026

The future demands a radical response based on understanding the world we live in
Catherine Neilan
Blair doubles down on his criticism of Labour after party backlash

Sat 30 May 2026

Blair doubles down on his criticism of Labour after party backlash
Sarah Dear
Google’s AI Search is seducing us into a spoon-fed future

Sat 30 May 2026

Google’s AI Search is seducing us into a spoon-fed future
Erica Wagner
How to get cheers, not boos, when you make your commencement speech

Thu 28 May 2026

How to get cheers, not boos, when you make your commencement speech
Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark: What does the future of AI look like?

32 mins • S1, E407

Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark: What does the future of AI look like?
The Observer view
AI is not a magical power. We need to keep our heads

Sun 24 May 2026

AI is not a magical power. We need to keep our heads
Rachel Sylvester
‘Social media is killing our children’: rise in violence bolsters call for under-16 ban

Sun 24 May 2026

‘Social media is killing our children’: rise in violence bolsters call for under-16 ban
‘My writing process is unusual,’ says prize-winning author accused of being AI

Sun 24 May 2026

‘My writing process is unusual,’ says prize-winning author accused of being AI
Barney Macintyre
Boardroom Sensemaker: M&S’s hacking woes show cyber prepping is key

Sun 24 May 2026

Boardroom Sensemaker: M&S’s hacking woes show cyber prepping is key
Lucy Harley-McKeown
Steven Bartlett to launch AI-generated show for children

Sun 24 May 2026

Steven Bartlett to launch AI-generated show for children
Matthew Bishop
Wes Streeting’s wealth tax would not be easy to levy

Sun 24 May 2026

Wes Streeting’s wealth tax would not be easy to levy
Matthew Bishop
Earth to investors: would you buy a ticket to Elon Musk’s $2tn SpaceX lottery?

Sun 24 May 2026

Earth to investors: would you buy a ticket to Elon Musk’s $2tn SpaceX lottery?
Patricia Clarke
UK needs to form Cobra committee for AI, says Anthropic co-founder

Sun 24 May 2026

UK needs to form Cobra committee for AI, says Anthropic co-founder
Sam Freedman
Are graduates facing an AI ‘jobpocalypse’? The evidence is unclear

Sat 23 May 2026

Are graduates facing an AI ‘jobpocalypse’? The evidence is unclear
Xavier Greenwood
The storm over a literary prize winner shows how hard it is prove AI use

Thu 21 May 2026

The storm over a literary prize winner shows how hard it is prove AI use
Patricia Clarke
Musk v Altman: Silicon Valley’s most acrimonious feud reaches the courtroom

Sun 17 May 2026

Musk v Altman: Silicon Valley’s most acrimonious feud reaches the courtroom
Letters to the editor
We needn’t worry about Claude’s ‘humanity’, it’s actually a question of semantics

Sun 17 May 2026

We needn’t worry about Claude’s ‘humanity’, it’s actually a question of semantics
Patricia Clarke
‘An experiment on kids without safety tests’: the rise of AI toys

Fri 15 May 2026

‘An experiment on kids without safety tests’: the rise of AI toys
How the police are using AI

8 mins • S1, E1355

How the police are using AI
Matthew Bishop
After a gloomy winter, it’s spring time for cryptocurrencies

Sun 10 May 2026

After a gloomy winter, it’s spring time for cryptocurrencies
Kenan Malik
The Claude delusion: why Richard Dawkins is wrong about AI consciousness

Sun 10 May 2026

The Claude delusion: why Richard Dawkins is wrong about AI consciousness
Will Hutton
Britain is on the cusp of a new technological industrial revolution

Sun 10 May 2026

Britain is on the cusp of a new technological industrial revolution

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