AI and the Future of Humanity | Nigel Crook vs Andy Bannister hosted by Sam McKee

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🗓️ 23 April 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Live from Sir Henry Floyd Grammar school in Aylesbury, Nigel Crook and Andy Bannister discuss the promise and peril of artificial intelligence and what it could mean for the future of humanity. Hosted by biologist Sam McKee, and filmed in front of a live audience of teenagers in Aylesbury, UK, this conversation asks the big questions young people are already wrestling with. As AI systems grow more capable, are we heading towards unprecedented flourishing or an age of deepening dependence and control? Can machines genuinely understand, create, or even “think” and does that matter morally? Should advanced AI ever be granted rights, and who is accountable when algorithms cause harm? What happens to work, education, relationships and truth in a world of synthetic media and accelerating automation? And where, if anywhere, do faith, meaning and human uniqueness fit in a rapidly mechanised future? Nigel Crook is Professor of AI and Robotics at Oxford Brookes University and Founding Director (founder) of the Institute for Ethical AI, specialising in ethical/responsible AI and robotics Andy Bannister is an author and apologist, and Director of the Solas Centre for Public Christianity, engaging contemporary culture on faith, ideas and technology. Subscribe & Support 👉 Support thought-provoking conversations and help keep the show going at www.premierunbelievable.com/geolink/donate💡 🎧 Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the Unbelievable? podcast a www.premier.plus/unbelievable 🎙️ 🔗 Get bonus content, updates, fascinating articles, and early access to new episodes - absolutely free! Join now at www.premierunbelievable.com 📢 Follow usInstagram: https://instagram.com/premierunbelievable Facebook: https://facebook.com/premierunbelievable Tik Tok: https://tiktok.com/@premier.unbelievable X: https://x.com/UnbelievableFE

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0:33.1	Unbelievable. We are here at Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School in Aylesbury, an outstanding school that's
0:38.0	been the home and the host for many of our discussions.
0:41.3	And today we're looking at the question of artificial intelligence and the future of humanity.
0:45.7	And we're joined by two outstanding guests.
0:48.4	To my left is Professor Nigel Grook, who's Professor of Artificial Intelligence at Oxford
0:52.7	Brooks University and is part of an AI think tank based at the University of Oxford.
0:57.0	And to my right, we have Dr. Andy Bannister, whose PhD has included computational linguistics and is writing a book on AI as we speak right now.
1:06.0	We're delighted, we're looking forward to your questions later on.
1:09.0	We're going to be taking a general overview of a lot of big questions to do with AI.
1:14.6	It's the next industrial revolution, it's changing, shaping the world,
1:18.6	faster than we can understand, in ways that we can't fully appreciate.
1:21.6	But we're going to be dipping into a lot of different things here today,
1:24.6	and we look forward to what you have to say gentlemen so to
1:28.4	my left nigel please could you introduce yourself yes hello everybody it's lovely to meet you all
1:34.4	so i'm nigel crook professor of AI and robotics at oxford brooks university i'm i've done just over
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