Aisha Down
Investigative reporter for The Guardian specialising in tech and business, author of the investigation into UK AI investments discussed in the episode.
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Mar 30, 2026 • 24min
UK’s big, risky AI bet
Aisha Down, investigative reporter at The Guardian who probes tech and business, discusses the UK’s ‘phantom’ AI investments and missing supercomputer. She walks through vague press releases, GPU shipments counted as cash, power and construction strains on big data‑centre plans, and why unaudited commitments could threaten pensions and the economy.
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Feb 12, 2026 • 17min
What bots talk about when they think humans aren’t listening
In late January a new social media site took a certain corner of the internet by storm. Moltbook was conceived as a space where AI assistants could let off steam, chat and compare notes on their bosses, but it quickly became the focus of breathless claims that the singularity had arrived as the bots started badmouthing their humans and plotting an uprising. So what’s the truth about Moltbook? Madeleine Finlay hears from Aisha Down about what it tells us about AI, and about us.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
