Married to the Machine: Living with AI
Everywhere you look right now, people are whispering (or shouting) about AI—sometimes like it’s the future of humanity, sometimes like it’s the end of the world. Stephanie Power, a journalist with a nose for a story, and David Reid, a professor who has been working in this field for a really long time, are here to cut through the noise. Together , they’ll explore how AI is already changing our lives, answering your questions, and considering what it all means for our jobs, our planet, and—yes—our politicians. Did we mention we are married? Think thoughtful chat without the jargon, Peter Crouch and Abbey Clancy meets Tomorrow's World, aimed at Gen X and Millennial listeners who want the inside track. It’s smart, it’s curious, and it doesn’t take itself too seriously. WARNING: There may be bickering. Email us at married2themachine@gmail.com
Episodes
Intro taster episode for new series answering your questions on Artificial Intelligence
Presented by Stephanie Power and David Reid, Professor, Artificial Intelligence and Spatial Computing
Recorded and edited by Stephanie Power
Sound design by Matt Power
Thanks to BBC Sound Archive and IBM for sound effects. And Gemini 2.5 for our third presenter, the AI
Presenters: Stephanie Power and Professor David Reid
Recording and Mixing: Stephanie Power
Music and sound design: Matt Power
Thanks to the BBC Sound Effects Archive
This podcast is in proof-of-concept stage and is currently non-commercial.
Clip credits: Boys From The Blackstuff, BBC, 1982
BBC News Margaret Thatcher, 'No, No, No' House of Commons 1990
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AI actors, politicians, hallucinations and how schoolkids could work with large language models (without cheating)
Presented by Stephanie Power and Professor David Reid
Concept, recording, and editing: Stephanie Power
Sound design and music composition: Matt Power
Married To The Machine: Living With AI is a news podcast, currently in proof-of-concept stage. It is a non-commercial entity.
Credits:
Particle 6, AI Comedy Sketch, BBC Sound ...
Married To The Machine looks at how AI is impacting you in the real world. Designed for GenX listeners - those who need to know about AI, especially at work, this episode looks at the UK/US tech prosperity deal, the environmental impact of data centres - how much drinking water do you use posting those pics of your dog with human teeth? One listener asks if AI will take all creative jobs, and a mutiny is in the offing, with the AI ...
Professor David Reid, Stephanie Power and the AI Guy discuss scraping authors' creative works to train machines. With a new feature, 'Professor Dave Predicts' we talk about how far we are from AGI, Artificial General Intelligence, which is when AI can do EVERYTHING we can.
Concept, recording and editing: Stephanie Power
Sound design and jokes: Matt Power
Power Productions Ltd
Married To The Machine: Living With AI is a news podcast, c...
AI Workslop is costing businesses thousands, according to a report by Stanford University and Better Up. We explain what workslop is. And Prof Dave gives us an idiot's guide to deepfakes.
Presenters: Professor David Reid and Stephanie Power
recording and editing: Stephanie Power
sound design and jokes: Matt Power
Married To The Machine: Living With AI is a new podcast, in proof-of-concept phase.
Thanks to:
Nationwide Building Society f...
The Department for Education has comissioned a review into the schools curriculum. But have they done enough on AI? The Prof thinks not.
And we try to work out what AI the Ministry of Justice is planning to use to stop prisoners going AWOL.
Presenters: Professor David Reid and Stephanie Power
Recording and Editing: Stephanie Power
Sound Design and Jokes: Matt Power
Married To The Machine: Living With AI is a news podcast, in proof-of-...
Vibe Coding was the Collins Dictionary 2025 'word' of the year. But what is it? Who coined the phrase? And what are the pitfalls of using vibe coding for digital creation?
In this bonus episode, we answer all those questions, and wonder if the former Chief Constable of West Midlands Police understands what AI is.
Further reading:
https://blog.tenzai.com/bad-vibes-comparing-the-secure-coding-capabilities-of-popular-coding-agents/
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Something kicked off in late January. Moltbook - a social space for AI agents. Somewhere humans could, apparently, only observe. Is it really sci-fi adjacent? Prof Dave explains what appears to be going on.
And we talk to the Leader of Barnsley Council, as it is crowned the UK's first Tech Town.
Further reading:
https://hai.stanford.edu/policy/simulating-human-behavior-with-ai-agents
https://theconversation.com/uk
bbc.com/news/articles...
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