Zoe Kleinman | The Future of Tech & The BBC

Jimmy's Jobs of the Future

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Technology, Business, Careers

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🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Future of AI & Tech with BBC's Zoe Kleinman | Jimmy's Jobs of the Future Welcome to Jimmy's Jobs of the Future. In this episode, Jimmy interviews Zoe Kleinman, the BBC Technology Editor. Zoe shares her extensive experience, having interviewed industry leaders like Tim Cook and Satya Nadella. They discuss the impact of AI on jobs, future innovations like flying taxis, and the UK's position in the global tech landscape. Zoe also provides insight into her approach to interviewing tech giants and shares her perspective on the evolving role of journalism in technology. Tune in to explore the future of technology and its implications for society. 00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome 01:07 The Future of Work and AI 02:01 AI's Impact on Jobs 05:19 Healthcare Innovations with AI 07:51 Global AI Politics and Competition 12:00 The UK's Role in AI 14:36 Challenges in Scaling Tech Companies 22:09 Flying Taxis and Driverless Cars 30:07 The Role of a BBC Technology Editor 37:07 Morning Editorial Decisions 37:46 Role of the Onscreen Editor 39:23 Audience Interest and News Coverage 40:30 Unexpected News and Public Understanding 41:41 Daily Routine of a BBC Technology Editor 43:35 Sources and Verification 44:23 Handling Breaking News 50:31 Interviewing Tech Giants 52:09 Building Relationships with Tech Leaders 58:34 AI and Technology in Journalism 01:00:39 Future of Technology Journalism 01:06:50 Advice for Aspiring Tech Journalists ********** Follow us on socials! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimmysjobs Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jimmysjobsofthefuture Twitter / X: https://www.twitter.com/JimmyM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-mcloughlin-obe/ Want to come on the show? [email protected] Sponsor the show or Partner with us: [email protected] Credits: Host / Exec Producer: Jimmy McLoughlin OBE Producer: Sunny Winter https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunnywinter/ Junior Producer: Thuy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Jimmy's Jobs of the Future. Today it's a real honour to have Zoe Kleinman, the BBC Technology Editor, join us in the studio.
0:09.3	It's always interesting interviewing somebody whose job it is to interview people. She's interviewed everyone from Tim Cook to Sassia Nadella and has got a really interesting insight onto the world of technology and how AI
0:23.1	will both take jobs away, but also create new ones. And that was one of the most interesting
0:28.5	bits of this episode was where we were talking to Zoe about the future of flying taxis and so on.
0:34.3	She really does get to see it all in her role at the BBC. And I was also fascinated
0:39.6	by how you prepare for interviews with Tim Cook, but also then how you think about disseminating
0:45.7	that message to everyone that the BBC needs to reach. So I think it's a really interesting
0:51.5	and important job at the moment.
0:57.6	So it was a real honour to have Zoe onto Jimmy's Jobs of the Future.
1:02.2	Make sure you subscribe so we can continue to get bigger and bigger guests.
1:10.2	Well, let's talk about AI and jobs of the future, etc. because that's the kind of like point
1:11.8	of the show and so on. But you have a real kind of ringside seat into it. And you've been out in
1:18.4	the valley recently as well. What do you, what do you think the future looks like in five years time for work?
1:26.4	Dramatically different. Dramatically different.
1:29.3	If you have young children, well you have three young children, I've got one, I've got three
1:33.3	as well, I'm one, two, a bit older.
1:35.3	They will not, I think, have jobs when they leave school in the way that we recognise jobs today.
1:45.8	This is not new.
1:51.8	You know, automation has been chipping away at traditional jobs for years.
1:54.1	Ask delivery.
1:57.3	Ask fulfilment centre staff.
2:00.9	Ask, you know, ask people who make cars.
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