
Is AI bad for the environment? With Professor Rishad Shafik
2025-12-08 | 16 mins.
In today’s episode, we’re asking ‘Is AI bad for the environment?’. To help us answer that question, we’re joined by our Newcastle University expert Professor Rishad Shafik, Professor of Microelectronic systems, director of the new Microsystems AI Lab, and co-founder of the Newcastle University AI spin-out, Literal Labs.

Is AI going to take our jobs? with Dr Emily Yarrow and Dr Matthew Forshaw
2025-11-24 | 27 mins.
Is AI going to take our jobs? To help us answer the question, we’ll be joined by our Newcastle University experts Dr Matthew Forshaw, Reader in Data Science and Dr Emily Yarrow, Senior Lecturer in Management and Organisations.

Is AI crushing our creativity? With Dr Stacy Gillis and Dr Adam Mearns
2025-11-10 | 35 mins.
Is AI crushing our creativity? To help us answer the question, we’ll be joined by our Newcastle University experts Dr Stacy Gillis, Associate Dean for Education and Senior Lecturer in Literature, and Dr Adam Mearns, Senior Lecturer in the History of the English Language

Do we need new AI laws? with Dr Tanya Krupiy
2025-10-27 | 21 mins.
Do we need new AI laws? To help us answer the question we’ll be joined by our Newcastle University expert Dr Tanya Krupiy, Lecturer in Digital Law, Policy & Society

What do we mean by AI? with Dr Stephen McGough
2025-10-13 | 27 mins.
What do we mean by AI? To help us answer the question, we’ll be joined by our expert Dr Stephen McGough, Reader in Machine Learning at Newcastle University



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