Episode details World Service,·01 Sep 2026,·26 mins What if AI doesn’t speak your language?
Tech Life Available for over a year English is the most widely-used language online.
Internet material helps to train AI tools.
So where does that leave people whose native language barely features on the web?
We find out about a project helping AI to work in more of the world’s languages.
Also this week: regulating tech might sound about as appealing as a trip to the dentist.
But, like your check-up, it is important.
With Europe and the United States taking different approaches, we’ll ask who gets to set the rules, and what that means for the rest of us.
And there’s a growing range of technology aimed at older people.
We’ll look at some of the products out there, and ask how useful they really are.
Presenter: Shiona McCallum Producer: Tom Quinn (Photo: A young woman holds a smartphone to her mouth while standing outdoors in a grassy area.
She is using a smartphone AI voice assistant.
Credit: Getty Images) Programme Website More episodes
