About this episode
A cutting-edge thriller about an Artificial Intelligence takeover at a UK telecoms giant.
A cutting-edge thriller about an Artificial Intelligence takeover, written in consultation with leading AI and cybersecurity experts. During a routine overnight update at the headquarters of a major UK telecoms giant, two IT workers unknowingly set something terrifying in motion. They've started an LCE - an AI Loss of Control Event. Over the course of one night, a handful of staff race to regain control as forces far beyond the building begin to close in. What’s been unleashed threatens to change everything — and soon there may be no way to put it back. This is a very a real and disastrous phenomenon, and it could happen to us very soon. Starring Edward Bluemel and Corinna Brown. Artificial Intelligence consultant: Saffron Huang. Cybersecurity consultant: Adam Orton. Written by James Dobbyn and Anthony Povah. Cast: Iain - Edward Bluemel Mel - Corinna Brown Zaina - Fatima Adoum Roland - Philip Bretherton Jess - Alix Wilton Regan Nisha - Seyan Sarvan Sam - Kenneth Omole Andrea - Beth Chalmers Oliver - Sean Rigby Marcus - Wilf Scolding John - Joseph Mydell Susan - Karen Bryson Lyssa - Catriona Stirling Supporting roles - Sean Baker and members of the cast Original Music by Steven D…
People in this episode
Guests: Edward Bluemel, Corinna Brown, Fatima Adoum, Philip Bretherton, Alix Wilton Regan, Seyan Sarvan, Kenneth Omole, Beth Chalmers, Sean Rigby, Wilf Scolding, Joseph Mydell, Karen Bryson, Catriona Stirling
Topics covered
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cybersecurity
- Thriller
- Drama
- Technology
- Control Event
Keywords
- AI takeover
- cybersecurity
- thriller
- drama
- technology
- LCE
- control event
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC Radio 4, A Strange Boy
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