Artificially Ever After

In this special episode, hosts Kieren and Riku welcome Professor Ewan Birney, a pioneer of the Human Genome Project, to explore how AI helps us understand our DNA. They unpack the ‘code of life’, fro…

In this Short Stuff episode, Kieren and Riku dive into the hidden cost of AI: its thirst! They unpack why data centres are guzzling billions of litres of water and discuss the alarming trend of new d…

Join Kieren and Riku as they ask: Is ChatGPT Making Us Stupid? This episode explores the long-term impacts of AI chatbots on human intelligence and knowledge. They cover the historical concept of cog…

Join Kieren and Riku as they ask if Big Tech is now controlling warfare. They discuss the blurring line between the apps on your phone and technology on the battlefield, revealing OpenAI's multi-mill…

In this special episode, Kieren and Riku explore the groundbreaking intersection of AI and biology, revealing how AI's ability to process massive biological datasets is unlocking life's profound secr…

In this Short Stuff episode, Kieren and Riku ask the big question after Google's 2025 developer conference: Did Google just win the AI race? They break down Gemini’s leap forward, an AI-first Google …

This episode dives into today’s frantic scramble for supremacy in artificial intelligence. Kieren and Riku begin by speed-running the history of arms races, highlighting key points in the AI arms rac…

In this Short Stuff episode, Kieren and Riku explore the world of humanoid robots, prompted by a Beijing half marathon where robots competed alongside humans. They discuss the rapid surge in interest…

In this episode, Kieren and Riku discuss whether AI is truly on the brink of taking our jobs, exploring the concept of "agentic AI" and how it differs from more traditional AI systems. They look back…

In this Short Stuff episode, Kieren and Riku explore OpenAI's new GPT‑4o image generator and its remarkable ability to produce stunning art, including uncanny re-creations of the beloved Ghibli style…

In this Short Stuff episode, Kieren and Riku dive into Elon Musk's latest AI venture with the launch of Grok-3, exploring both its technical achievements and controversial "anti-woke" training approa…

In this special episode, Kieren and Riku explore public perceptions of AI by speaking directly to members of the public at Bristol's interactive science venue, We The Curious. From children imagining…

In this Short Stuff episode, Kieren and Riku cut through the hype surrounding Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), a term now more Googled than "the cure for cancer". They demystify the definitions…

In this episode, Kieren and Riku explore the expanding role of AI across the sporting landscape, from recruitment and training to game strategy and officiating. Discover how AI-powered tools are bein…

In this first episode of "Short Stuff", Kieren and Riku explore the recent buzz surrounding the Chinese AI startup, DeepSeek. This episode delves into why DeepSeek has made such a global impact, send…

In this episode, Kieren and Riku kick off the new year by exploring how AI can become your ultimate accountability partner. From the tradition of setting New Year’s resolutions to the all-too-common …

In this episode, Kieren and Riku explore the looming challenge of data scarcity in AI. As models like ChatGPT grow more powerful, they require increasingly massive amounts of high-quality data. But c…

In this episode, Kieren and Riku dive into the emerging possibilities of using AI to understand and communicate with animals. From decoding dolphin clicks to mimicking chiffchaff calls, they explore …

In this episode, Kieren and Riku explore the fascinating world of AI-generated art and tackle the big question: Is AI art real art? From algorithmic paintings to AI-composed music, they break down th…

In this special interview episode, Kieren and Riku sit down with Dr Hatim Abdulhussein, CEO of Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex and former National Clinical Lead on AI for NHS England. As a pract…