This is the Guardian.

Imagine sweeping through green fields, floating five feet above ground, sun on your face as you

slide by on track to your destination, not a care in the world, as you simply lean back.

And before you know it, you're there.

This is how travels should feel, and on our trains it does. Avanti West Coast

feel good travel.

Hi Madeline here. We're bringing you an extra episode today. Last week

Science Weekly headed to the British Science Festival with a panel of experts

for a live recording.

Anyone who's played with Open AIs Chat GPT

will know how impressive artificial intelligence is today.

Chatbots can write essays, poetry and bad jokes.

They can also act as friends, confidants and even lovers.

This new ability to interact with us in a convincingly human way holds a lot of promise.

AI could give us new ways to tackle difficult problems, from young people's mental health to isolation in care homes.

But it also raises challenging questions about the increasing role of technology in our personal lives.

So we asked our panel, will AI be a good companion?

I hope you enjoy the episode.

Today we'll be answering the question,

will AI make a good companion?

Which is a big question.

We've got an awful lot of stuff to get through,

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