Grok AI, Media coverage of the Iran protests, Hamnet film producer Liza Marshall and inside prison radio
How are the media covering Iran? the UK government takes on Elon Musk’s Grok AI, prison radio and the producer who gambled early on Hamnet explains how to spot a future hit.
Katie Razzall and guests discuss how Iran’s recent protests have sparked debate about how they were covered by international media. We speak to Âé¶¹Éç Persian’s Behrang Tajdin, Lyse Doucet, and Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat about the challenges of reporting from one of the world’s most restricted environments. Also, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is under fire for generating sexualised, non-consensual images of women and children. Ofcom has launched an investigation under the Online Safety Act, and the UK government is preparing new laws to ban ‘nudification’ tools. We hear from Chi Onwurah MP and CNN’s Hadas Gold on what this means for tech regulation. Plus, Phil Maguire, co-founder of the Prison Radio Association, reflects on building the world’s first national radio station for prisoners and its impact on rehabilitation. And Liza Marshall, producer of the new film Hamnet, reveals how she secured the rights early - before Maggie O’Farrell’s novel became a global sensation- and what it takes to back a winner in Hollywood.
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Assistant Producer: Lucy Wai
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