AI Ethics, Fire TV & Hearing Colour Through Music

About this episode

The episode discusses AI ethics, social media responsibility, and features an interview with Marshall Walters about an app that turns colors into music.

Explore the complex debate on social media responsibility, AI misuse, and online safety in 2026 with Steven Scott and Shaun Preece. From the UK government’s possible X ban to the moral crisis of AI-generated content, this episode cuts through the noise with honesty and insight. Steven Scott and Shaun Preece return with a New Year’s Double Tap Extra, diving straight into the heated discussion surrounding X (formerly Twitter), its AI tool Grok, and the alarming rise of AI-generated indecent images. The pair debate the erosion of online decency, the role of government regulation, and whether social media platforms should be held accountable for crimes committed using their tools. They also reflect on society’s growing desensitisation to tragedy, the viral culture of filming disasters, and the blurred line between human curiosity and apathy. On a lighter note, the hosts share an unexpected appreciation for the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max and its accessibility features, comparing it to the Apple TV experience, and discuss the potential of Android’s Gemini AI assistant versus Siri. The episode closes with an exclusive interview with Marshall Walters, creator of Sonify, an innovative…

People in this episode

Hosts: Steven Scott, Shaun Preece

Guest: Marshall Walters

Topics covered

• AI ethics
• social media regulation
• online safety
• AI misuse
• accessibility features
• sensory substitution
• neuroplasticity

Keywords

• AI ethics
• social media
• Grok
• Sonify
• accessibility
• neuroplasticity
• online safety
• AI-generated content

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UK government, AppleVis, Twitter, Grok

Products: Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max, Apple TV, Android’s Gemini AI assistant, Siri

Books & works: Sonify

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