Richard Sharp Resignationcast
Newscast
BBC
4.3 • 6.6K Ratings
🗓️ 28 April 2023
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
The BBC chairman Richard Sharp has resigned after a report found he broke transparency rules over his dealings with Boris Johnson ahead of his appointment.
Adam is joined by culture and media editor, Katie Razzall, and whitehall editor at the Sunday Times, Gabriel Pogrund, who uncovered the story that prompted the report.
And we look at the present and future of artificial intelligence with AI expert Nina Schick, and Will Jackson creator of human-like robot AMECA.
Today’s Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Rufus Gray and Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The news editor was Damon Rose.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts |
| 0:04.9 | Hello, so on today's episode of newscast, we're going to do two big stories. |
| 0:09.7 | The resignation of the BBC Chairman Richard Sharp over his dealings with the former Prime |
| 0:14.9 | Minister Boris Johnson and also the future for artificial intelligence, which just keeps |
| 0:20.7 | on cropping up as an issue. |
| 0:23.1 | But we're going to begin by merging the two things together because we're going to speak |
| 0:26.3 | to Will Jackson, who runs a company called Engineered Arts, and with him is a humanoid robot |
| 0:32.4 | with AI-like properties called Amica, Highwill and Hello Amica. |
| 0:36.6 | Hi, Adam. |
| 0:37.6 | Good to meet you. |
| 0:38.6 | Hello, Adam. |
| 0:39.6 | It's nice to meet you. |
| 0:41.6 | How are you doing? |
| 0:43.2 | I'm doing very well. |
| 0:44.2 | Thank you, Amica. |
| 0:45.2 | Can you tell me what's happened with Richard Sharp, the Chairman of the BBC? |
| 0:49.4 | Wow. |
| 0:50.4 | That's a very good question. |
| 0:52.6 | Richard Sharp stepped down as Chairman of the BBC in April 2019, after announcing he |
| 0:58.1 | would leave to take up a role at financial times and then take digital media groups. |
| 1:03.7 | Well, that's not quite right, though, is it? |
| 1:06.7 | You've got to remember this language model maybe up to two years out of date. |
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