Should we be worried about AI? Mathematician and presenter Hannah Fry joins Romesh to talk about her new show 'AI Confidential with Hannah Fry' and the surprising ways maths and technology shape our lives.
From Hannah’s work explaining science to wider audiences, her podcast The Rest Is Science, to Grief Tech. This episode explores the strange questions maths can actually answer, from whether you could theoretically be bored to death to how to cool down your car. The conversation moves from teaching maths and traumatising students with numbers to the bigger questions around AI, technology and the future.
Plus: maths jokes, a question from Shanthi, some genuinely useful science-based life tips and the team catch some strays.
A Ranga Bee Production in partnership with Platform Media.
00:00 Intro
03:19 Gift giving
07:34 Some maths jokes
10:01 On teaching maths
14:55 Traumatising people with maths
17:40 The Rest Is Science
20:39 Can you be bored to death?
26:09 On making a difference
29:28 Hannah’s ultimate tip
31:25 A question from Shanthi about tech
37:41 Hannah’s new show on AI
41:25 On Grief Tech
43:12 Do we know what we want with AI relationships?
45:03 Should we be worried?
48:45 Working with Dara O'Briain
49:40 Misquoted
00:01:47 An exclusive tip
00:02:33 Outro
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