AI, Ethics, and the Fight to Stay Human

A chess robot breaks a child’s finger. A self-driving car fails to stop. A learning algorithm starts to forget how to think.

In this wide-ranging and quietly provocative episode, Kate and Andrew dive deep into the ethical tensions shaping our AI future. From real-world failures to the philosophical question of whether machines should be held to human standards, they explore how bias, accountability, and trust intersect in the systems we’re rapidly integrating into daily life.

They unpack the EU AI Act, the promise (and limits) of regulatory tools like compliance checkers, and the dangers of relying too heavily on AI in education and decision-making. At the heart of it all is a single question: how do we build systems that enhance, not erode, our humanity?

This is a clear-eyed conversation about responsibility, design, and what’s really at stake when machines start making decisions for us.