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Find out what to expect from Government Vs The Robots Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Oct 13, 2017

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A fortnightly podcast from Little Atoms which looks at how technology will affect politics in the future. Like Tomorrow's World but for Westminster. Hosted by @tannerjc who is joined by a range of experts he's not fed up of yet. Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Online People Power: We get a bit more political this week whilst looking at just a few aspects of the impact of the internet on politics. Host Jonathan Tanner talks to Communications Guru John Coventry about the explosion in online petitions, what the means for public pol... by Government vs The Robots
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Data for Development Festival: It's bumper show this week with Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees, the UK's top government statistician John Pullinger, Angelica Palma from the Government of Colombia and Argy Kavvada of NASA. We explore whether it is hard to be an authentic polit... by Government vs The Robots
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Real Reality: This week we're coming over all Jamiroquai and talking virtual, augmented and real reality with Marisol Grandon. Marisol is CEO of Unfold Stories and the founder of Women in VR.Producer: Cecelia ArmstrongMusic: Bensound.com by Government vs The Robots
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Political Advertising: Did you know there is no regulation of political advertising in the UK? Unlike companies political parties and campaign groups don’t have to clear factual claims before they share them with consumers. No doubt by now you’re thin... by Government vs The Robots
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The next big data thing: I by Government vs The Robots
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Cars without drivers: We look at the possible politics of driverless cars with former Deputy Mayor of London Isabel Dedring. Isabel previously worked at Transport fo by Government vs The Robots
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A Festive Interlude: A very short Christmas message to say THANK YOU! Get in touch with ideas for interviews and issues in 2018. Big thanks to Cecelia Armstrong for her help all year and the Little Atoms crew. Music: Bensound.com by Government vs The Robots
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A doctor on your wrist: This fortnight, host Jonathan Tanner sits down with Ben Maruthappu to explore the possible impact of new technology on healthcare services. Ben was digital innovation advisor to the NHS Chief Executive Lord Stevens and now runs Cera. by Government vs The Robots
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Flying Pizza Deliveries: We talk to drones expert Daniel Ronen of UAVaid about how the use of drones might evolve in the coming years. From instant delivery in the UK and US to delivering urgent medical supplies in remote regions of poorer countries. Production: Cecelia Arm... by Government vs The Robots
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Are you good at the internet?: Do you think you are good at the internet? this week we talk to Rachel Coldicutt, CEO of the internet think tank Doteveryone about how much Britain really knows about the internet. We cover the perils of public wifi, the possible need for a good techno... by Government vs The Robots
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New Power: How do ideas spread in today's world? We talk to Henry Timms, one of the authors of the book New Power about why we need to rethink the way power flows through society. It's well established that people no longer trust institutions but do ins... by Government vs The Robots
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Bytes not Bombs: Cybersecurity is up for discussion this week with former GCHQ analyst Cameron Colqhoun. Cameron is Managing Director of the ethical intelligence company Neon Century and has written for Wired Magazine. Have a listen to find out what keeps him awake at ... by Government vs The Robots
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Great expectations of Government: Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith joins us in the studio to explain the true capacity of government to embrace emerging technology. We also had a visit from some very noisy builders so please forgive the odd bang in the background.Producer: Cecelia... by Government vs The Robots
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The future of food: Will we print the ready meal of the future at home? What role does nanotechnology play in our processed food? What more can government do to promote transparency and protect consumers? In a break from the intense politics of recent epsidoes Jonathan ta... by Government vs The Robots
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Can things get even worse?: We speak to Spectator Journalist, BBC Presenter, Author and Think Tank Man, Jamie Bartlett about technology and politics in 2018. Prepare to be provoked, to be fascinated and quite probably, to be pessimistic.Editing: Cecelia ArmstrongMusic: www.be... by Government vs The Robots
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Checking your facts: This week we talk to Mevan Babakar. Mevan is Head of Automated Factchecking at the factcheking charity Fullfact. In this episode we talk about why facts are important to democracy, the prospects for realtime factchecking in politics and how AI can play... by Government vs The Robots
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Blockchains and Bitcoins: Rhian Lewis is a former Journalist for the The Times. Today she works as a programmer having founded a cryptocurrency portfolio tracker and established the London Women in Bitcoin network. In this episode we talk about why Rhian is such a big believer ... by Government vs The Robots
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The People vs Tech: Author Jamie Bartlett returns to the studio to discuss his new book The People vs Tech. Is democracy being fundamentally undermined by the advance of technology? Will we be asking Alexa who to vote for in the near future and why does mobile phone addic... by Government vs The Robots
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Who targets me?: Back once again with the ill behaviour, block rocking beats and the lowdown on tech & politics. This week we talk to digital campaigning guru Sam Jeffers about Who Targets Me, a global effort to crowdsource data on political adverts through a simpl... by Government vs The Robots
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More United: Is it time to move beyond party politics to build a better Britain? This week we talk to Bess Mayhew, CEO of More United. More United is a cross-party crowdfunding platform which supports MPs who subscribe to a series of shared values. They've rec... by Government vs The Robots
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Future public services: We talk to former Uber, Treasury and Policy Exchange man Chris Yiu about how he sees the prospects for public service delivery in an age of ever increasing technological possibilities. Chris now heads up technology policy work at the Tony Blair Institu... by Government vs The Robots
36 min listen
Fake news, post-truth and all that jazz: Author and journalist James Ball joins us this week for a discussion of his books Bluffocracy and Post-truth. We cover plenty of ground including a look at how the business model of journalism is changing the information economy, why algorithms are nev... by Government vs The Robots
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The Gig Economy: High tech firms, low wage jobs. What is life like working on zero hours for some of the world's biggest tech companies? James Bloodworth spent 6 months working undercover in low wage Britain for employers including Uber and Amazon. What he saw com... by Government vs The Robots
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21st Century Government: This week we talk to Nadine Smith from the Centre for Public Impact about how government needs to change in order to get fit for the 21st century. Nadine offers a compelling take on how a lack of empathy and humanity in our institutions is creating cha... by Government vs The Robots
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The GovTech Summit: Recorded live from the GovTech Summit this episode gives a whirlwind tour of an emerging industry looking to link governments up with innovative technology companies in a bid to make government more effective and more importantly, improve public servic... by Government vs The Robots
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Smart Homes: How will the Internet of Things affect our homes, and our politics. We talk to Alexandra Deschamps Sonsino, author, inventor and designer about why Alexa is always listening, even when she's not recording, what sort of data your toothbrush might ... by Government vs The Robots
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The Politics Summit: Politician Chi Onwurah, Author Carl Miller, activist Hera Hussain and founder Alvin Carpio all take part in this episode recorded at the recent Politics Summit in West London. We talk to Chi about the prospects for Britain as an innovation nation under... by Government vs The Robots
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SXSW Part 1: AI: In the first of two episodes recorded at SXSW in Austin, Texas, Jonathan talks all things artificial intelligence with Azeem Azhar, editor of the Exponential View newsletter; Tiffany Li, Resident Fellow at Yale Law School at the Information Society Pro... by Government vs The Robots
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2019 Predictions: Sky News' Technology Correspondent Rowland Manthorpe joins us to discuss what to expect from 2019 when it comes to technology and politics. We cover Huawei, the evolution of technology journalism, the death of the high street, drone misuse, deepfa... by Government vs The Robots
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Talking Telengana: Tackling misinformation in India is the subject of enquiry this week as Jonathan is joined by Rema Rajeshwari, District Police Chief in Telengana State. Rema has used a series of innovative approaches to prevent crimes such as mob violence which had be... by Government vs The Robots
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Artificial Journalists: This week we take a look at disinformation in the Middle East with Marc Owen Jones. Marc talks us through how he found fake journalists writing for US news sites, explains some of the disinformation he's seen put to use by countries like Saudi Ara... by Government vs The Robots
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Polls apart: How do we get better at agreeing to disagree? Jonathan talks to Alison Goldsworthy, Founder and CEO at The Depolarisation Project hosted at Stanford University to talk about what's driving polarisation in society and what we can do about. Taking a... by Government vs The Robots
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True or False: What can a former CIA analyst teach us about misinformation? Find out in this week's episode with Cindy Otis who spent ten years working for the US Government's Central Intelligence Agency. Jonathan and Cindy discuss her new book 'True o... by Government vs The Robots
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Bot or Not?: This week Jonathan talks to Professor Samuel Woolley, author of The Reality Game, about the use of bots to plant and spread disinformation on social media platforms. The conversation covers how many bots there are online, how to spot them, the use of g... by Government vs The Robots
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First Draft: This week we talk to Dr Claire Wardle who is the co-founder of First Draft, an NGO committed to tackling misinformation. The conversation covers the difference between misinformation and disinformation, the weaponisation of context and why conspiracy t... by Government vs The Robots
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This is not propaganda: In the first episode of a new series exploring misinformation, disinformation and communication, Jonathan talks to Author Peter Pomerantsev. Having lived in Post-Soviet Russia where he made TV, Peter has a unique insight into how some of the 'nebu... by Government vs The Robots
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Newsflash: Series 3: A quick update on what to expect from Series 3 of Government Vs The Robots in which Jonathan and guests explore at misinformation, disinformation and our online discourse. by Government vs The Robots
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Making sense of it all: It's a retrospective, forward-looking bonanza this week as Jonathan faces a guest interviewer and takes stock of the previous two series. As well as asking listeners to get in touch with ideas about where we go next, we cover lots of ground includ... by Government vs The Robots
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Talking in Code: In this episode we're talking all things code with Clive Thompson, journalist for Wired and the New York Times Magazine, and now author of Coders: Who They Are, What They Think and How They Are Changing Our World. We discuss whether coders are the... by Government vs The Robots
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Lies travel fast: This week we talk disinformation with Amil Khan, a former Reuters Middle East correspondent and documentary maker. He is now Associate Fellow at Chatham House and works with governments and NGOs on strategies to tackle disinformation. We get into the w... by Government vs The Robots
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Trigger Warning: In this episode we're taking a look at the psychology of politics and asking whether we've all been triggered, with Alex Evans. Alex is the founder of the Collective Psychology Project, a senior fellow at New York University working on politi... by Government vs The Robots
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Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics: Nanjala Nyabola discusses how Kenyan politics is being transformed by the internet and what the rest of us can learn from events in the East African country. by Government vs The Robots
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The Future & the Bamboo Curtain: This week we're joined by Professor Amy Webb, quantitative futurist, founder of the Future Today Institute and author of Big Nine: How the Tech Titans and their Thinking Machines Could Warp Humanity. We talk about whether we've reached the be... by Government vs The Robots
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SXSW Part 2: The Future of News: This episode brings you more from SXSW, this time focusing on the future of news, from deepfakes to chatbots and VR. We hear from Hazel Baker, Global Head of User-Generated Content at Reuters; Emily Withrow, Director of the Quartz Bot Studio; and Paul ... by Government vs The Robots
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SXSW Part 1: AI: In the first of two episodes recorded at SXSW in Austin, Texas, Jonathan talks all things artificial intelligence with Azeem Azhar, editor of the Exponential View newsletter; Tiffany Li, Resident Fellow at Yale Law School at the Information Society Pro... by Government vs The Robots
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Future Politics: Jamie Susskind is a barrister and author of Future Politics: Living Together in a World Transformed by Tech. In this episode we're going back to the some of the big questions at the heart of Government vs the Robots and explore a framewor... by Government vs The Robots
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Smart Homes: How will the Internet of Things affect our homes, and our politics. We talk to Alexandra Deschamps Sonsino, author, inventor and designer about why Alexa is always listening, even when she's not recording, what sort of data your toothbrush might ... by Government vs The Robots
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Digital Parliament: This week we talk to Labour MP Darren Jones about just how tech-savvy his fellow politicians are, how fully the Houses of Parliament are embracing the digital age and the peril of doing politics by WhatsApp by Government vs The Robots
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2019 Predictions: Sky News' Technology Correspondent Rowland Manthorpe joins us to discuss what to expect from 2019 when it comes to technology and politics. We cover Huawei, the evolution of technology journalism, the death of the high street, drone misuse, deepfa... by Government vs The Robots
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Democracy Hacked: We talk to Martin Moore about whether Google and Facebook are set to run our schools, if the triumph of fake news in the west is coincidence or conspiracy and what we might be able to learn about the future of democracy from countries like India and Ta... by Government vs The Robots
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The Politics Summit: Politician Chi Onwurah, Author Carl Miller, activist Hera Hussain and founder Alvin Carpio all take part in this episode recorded at the recent Politics Summit in West London. We talk to Chi about the prospects for Britain as an innovation nation under... by Government vs The Robots
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Lessons from Ireland: Ireland is no stranger to referendums. This week we talk to elections expert and transparency campaigner Liz Carolan who co-founded the Transparent Referendum Initiative which used the technology available through Who Targets Me to monitor online adver... by Government vs The Robots
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