Tech Life

The podcast discusses the growing energy consumption of the AI industry, potential impact by 2027, and challenges in reducing carbon footprint. It also explores the potential of AI in Africa, infrastructure importance, and barriers to involvement. Additionally, it features a story of using AI to keep wildlife out of the garden and invites listeners to get in touch.

EV enthusiast journalist Shiona McCallum explores challenges of rolling out electric vehicles globally. Monica Miller experiences latest electric cars in Singapore. Alasdair Keane joins Nissan's Formula E team. Discussion includes global perspective on EVs, role of disruptors like Tesla, BYD's success in EV market, impact of electric cars on blind people, expanding charging infrastructure, and brain training for driver development.

An AI-powered tool for blind people faced privacy concerns. Spotify's boss, Daniel Ek, discusses AI in music making. Marc Cieslak explores neural interface technology.

Simon Gordon, founder of Facewatch, a British facial recognition company and Fraser Sampson, the UK's Biometrics and Surveillance Commissioner discuss the growing use of facial recognition tech. Dr. Cosmas Zavazava, Director of the ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau, tells us about how much of the world remains offline. And Tom Singleton reports on how a digital payment scheme, set up by the UNCDF, is proving to be a lifeline for people exposed to extreme weather in the Pacific Islands.(PHOTO CREDIT: A young man captured by a facial recognition system. Credit: Izusek. Copyright: Getty Images)

There's a new testing kit for life-threatening diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. We hear about the technology from the project leader and some of those involved in Uganda and Kenya. Also in Tech Life, we report on lab grown diamonds in India. And posting photos of flooding on social media could help experts predict where it might happen next. (Photo: Composite image with a globe and medical staff looking at a tablet. Credit: Getty Images)

Associate Professor Lee Seok Woo, creator of a tear-powered battery the size of a cornea, discusses its potential use in contact lenses and virtual reality systems. Chatbot detectors are mistakenly flagging non-native English speakers for cheating. Ben Wood talks about Apple's latest product plans. Farmers in Senegal are revolutionizing agriculture through WhatsApp voice notes.

Guests include academic researcher Kate Crawford discussing the true cost of AI, reporter Chris Vallance on DeepMind's watermark system for AI-generated images, Mansoor Hamayun on the smart cooking valve in Rwanda, and Fu’ad Lawal on archiving Nigeria's newspapers. Topics include environmental impact of AI, gas canister system for affordable fuel, preserving Nigerian history through digitizing newspapers, and the impact of policy and cultural expression in AI.

The podcast explores biases in AI and smart speakers, using the example of incorrect information about sports events. They discuss AI's role in drug and vaccine discovery, as well as meeting Wikipedia's top editors. They also discuss the consequences of biased algorithms and the importance of adequate training data. The podcast explores how AI can revolutionize vaccine development by analyzing trillions of combinations. They also discuss Sense City's augmented reality telescope and the benefits of using technology to enhance visitor experiences at heritage sites.

The internet is full of ways to learn, from quick life hacks to new skills. On Tech Life we meet the teacher in Nigeria trying to share IT skills on TikTok to help people get jobs in tech and we hear from people all over the world on what they've learned online. Also in this episode, we speak to the boss of the online moderation company, Sama, who've faced claims from employees that they were traumatised by work reviewing graphic online content. And what next for digital health care in Rwanda after uncertainty at the company Babylon.Photo: Gerald Anderson/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images. Young people learn future technologies at a robotics and coding workshop in Nairobi, Kenya

Juan Lavista Ferres, chief data scientist at Microsoft's AI For Good Lab, tells Tech Life how artificial intelligence can help predict wildfires.Driverless cars are popping up on streets around the world. But not everyone welcomes them, and some protestors in San Francisco have turned to 'coning'. What's that ? We have a special report. China is considering a limit on the amount of time children can spend on smartphones. You've been telling us what you think about the benefits and problems of children spending time on the devices.Manu Chopra speaks to Tech Life about using technology to reduce poverty in India.And what's the difference between a sentence written by a human and a machine ? We've been looking at some of the answers for you.(Picture credit: Getty Images)