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Introducing Tech Tonic: Trust me, I’m a robot

Jul 05, 202125 min
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As a News Briefing special we present Tech Tonic, our FT audio deep dive into the promises and perils of artificial intelligence. 

 

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Tech Tonic S2 E2: Trust me, I’m a robot


What does it mean for AI to augment human perception? In this episode the FT’s Madhumita Murgia takes us to a small village in rural India where AI is being used to help doctors better diagnose tuberculosis and looks at a healthcare system where it is helping patients who doctors may have overlooked.


Alice Fordham is senior producer. Josh Gabert Doyon is assistant producer. Oluwakemi Aladesuyi and Liam Nolan are the development producers. Sound design and mixing by Sean McGarrity. Cheryl Brumley is the executive producer for this series. You heard the song Down in the Coalmine by The Ian Campbell Folk Group, as well as original scoring composed by Metaphor Music.

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