AI & Us: The Future in Our Hands

About AI & Us: The Future in Our Hands

Artificial Intelligence, once considered futuristic science fiction, is now a reality. So, how could AI make our daily lives better? And how can we ensure that artificial intelligence is used to benefit real people? Liverpool City Region’s Metropolitan Mayor Steve Rotheram has committed to using AI for good… and to put Liverpool at the centre of the AI revolution. In this series, actor, science communicator and Liverpudlian, Stephen McGann explores how artificial intelligence will shape our lives, hearing from experts and ordinary people who live or work in Liverpool. This series was commissioned by the Civic Data Cooperative which is funded by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. The CDC is supported by the University of Liverpool through Civic Health Innovation Labs Director: Professor Iain Buchan. AI & Us: The Future in Our Hands was an Audio Always production made in collaboration with the University of Liverpool's Civic Data Cooperative. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Audio Always

Category

science · society & culture · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 May 2025

Latest episode

3 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

7 of 7 episodes have a transcript.

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   3 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   AI &: Housing

   Host Stephen explores how artificial intelligence impacts our homes, communities, and futures, revealing AI's surprising influence on our living spaces in this episode.

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   3 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   AI &: Mental Health

   Stephen explores how Liverpool’s Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre utilizes artificial intelligence to address the growing strain on mental health services in the UK.

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   3 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   AI &: Music & Sport

   Host Stephen McGann investigates how artificial intelligence impacts creative industries like music and sports, exploring AI's potential to support artists and enhance live music venues in this interview.

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   3 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   AI &: Social Care

   Actor Stephen McGann investigates how artificial intelligence can transform social care for vulnerable populations like the elderly and children, while also addressing potential risks; this is an interview.

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   3 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   AI &: Civic Engagement

   Science communicator Stephen McGann examines how artificial intelligence could revolutionize civic engagement by empowering ordinary people with digital tools, while also addressing concerns about the digital divide.

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   3 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   AI &: Healthcare

   This episode explores how artificial intelligence transforms healthcare and its potential impact on the NHS, focusing on data privacy to ensure AI benefits patients, not harms them in an interview.

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   16 May 2025TRANSCRIPT

   AI & Us: The Future in Our Hands

   Mayor Steve Rotheram discusses Liverpool's commitment to using AI for good and placing the city at the center of the AI revolution in an interview with Stephen McGann.

Inside a recent episode

AI &: Housing

Published 3 Jul 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] We have 13 and 1 ,000 homes that we support. This is Ian Kelly. He works at a housing association with properties in Liverpool and beyond that is really trying to reap the benefits of artificial intelligence. So with those 13 and 1 ,000 homes we have a mixture of 10 years that can be social housing. […]

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