Part 3 - How AI Will Change Your Life

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This week on the Shelf Improvement Podcast, we're back with How AI Will Change Your Life by futurist Patrick Dixon, covering Chapters 9–13.

We explore how AI is transforming software development, accelerating innovation while raising big questions around control, accuracy and responsibility. We also reflect on real-world lessons from the Horizon IT scandal, and what it reveals about trust in systems we're told to rely on.

From there, we step into the world of social media, marketing and advertising, where AI is now shaping what we see, what we buy and even what we believe… leaving us asking, who can we really trust?

We also dive into the future of film, music and entertainment. From virtual performances like ABBA Voyage, to the idea of films created without actors and music produced without musicians, we explore what creativity looks like in an AI-powered world.

Finally, we look at the evolution of retail, weighing up the pros and cons of increasingly automated, personalised shopping experiences.

A fascinating episode full of big questions, cultural shifts and honest reflections as we continue unpacking how AI is quietly rewriting the rules of everyday life.

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