Summary
This week we're looking at artificial intelligence and how it can discriminate against us, affecting our chances of getting work or being approved for a loan. What causes it ?
On the flip side - could it be AI to the rescue ? We learn about a computer model that predicts the behaviour of people who go missing. Could it help emergency services find those lost in the wilderness ?
And Tech Life's gaming expert gets hands-on with the new Nintendo Switch 2.
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Presenter: Chris Vallance Producer: Tom Quinn Editor: Monica Soriano
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| 0:00.0 | Why would anyone want to steal a toilet? |
| 0:05.0 | If they think they can get away with it, they'll get away with it. |
| 0:08.0 | But this isn't any old toilet. |
| 0:11.0 | This is a solid gold toilet, worth nearly five million pounds, stolen from a palace. |
| 0:17.0 | A solid gold toilet has been stolen. |
| 0:20.0 | Police are trying to flush the robbers out. |
| 0:22.9 | It's a tale of security failures, ruthless robbers and missing millions. |
| 0:27.6 | Crime next door. The Golden Toilet Heist. Listen first on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:33.2 | Welcome to Tech Life on the BBC World Service, the program about tech and how it affects your life. |
| 0:39.7 | I'm Chris Valence, and this week we'll be looking at how artificial intelligence can discriminate against us. |
| 0:45.7 | I'll be finding out how that happens. That's in a moment. |
| 0:49.7 | And on the other side of the coin, could it be AI to the rescue? |
| 0:53.9 | A computer model that predicts the |
| 0:55.9 | behaviour of people who go missing might help emergency services find those lost in the wilderness. |
| 1:02.8 | And TechLife's gaming expert gets hands-on with the new Nintendo Switch 2. |
| 1:26.6 | Music Nintendo Switch 2. As a tech life listener, you'll know that artificial intelligence is being integrated into almost every area of life, |
| 1:35.3 | in business, in public services, and in the tech we use every day, from phones to cars. |
| 1:41.8 | We've reported on many of the benefits it can bring, |
| 1:44.7 | but we've also alerted you to some of the downsides. |
| 1:48.4 | One downside is AI discrimination. |
| 1:51.1 | We're used to human discrimination, racism, sexism, religious bigotry, |
| 1:55.6 | but could machines have inherited our prejudices? |
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