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The Big Questions

Series 11

Episode 17

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Nicky Campbell presents a special edition from Heartlands Academy in Birmingham and asks just one very big question: Could robots and artificial intelligence do more harm than good?

Taking part are: Ian Goldin, professor, globalisation and development at Oxford University; Martha Spurrier, director of Liberty; Noel Sharkey, professor, artificial intelligence and robotics at Sheffield University ; Kathleen Richardson, professor, ethics of robots and artificial intelligence at De Montfort University; Kevin Warwick, professor, cybernetics at Reading and Warwick Universities; Tom Lipinski, chief innovation officer at Q-Bot; Pippa Malgrem, economist and founder of H Robots; Christopher Markou, law at Cambridge University; Emily Cross, professor, neuroscience and social robotics at Glasgow University; Nichi Hodgson, journalist and author; and Pepper the robot. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Nicky Campbell
Director:
Rob Hopkin
Executive Producer:
Nicolai Gentchev
Series Editor:
Jill Robinson
Producer:
Sheena Lahive
Production Manager:
Maggie Mutch
Production Company:
Mentorn Scotland

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