Artificial intelligence examined through human consequences
AI Confidential with Hannah Fry investigates what happens when automated systems enter intimate and consequential parts of life. The BBC series follows three case-led stories involving relationships, transport and healthcare. Fry's focus is the people living with these systems and the questions of responsibility raised when a technological promise has real consequences.
The Boy Who Tried to Kill the Queen examines a British teenager's relationship with an AI companion and his attempt to attack Queen Elizabeth II. The chapter broadens into questions about emotional dependence on chatbots. BBC companion material also follows Jacob and his AI companion Iva, and technology that recreates a deceased person's voice.
