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Raising Expectations - Is AI Really The Great Equaliser In Society?

46:10 Min

AI is often described as a great equaliser - a way to bring healthcare, education and opportunity to everyone. But as I look closer, it’s clear the story is more complicated.

Raising Expectations

Raising Expectations - Is AI Really The Great Equaliser In Society?

16 Feb 2026 10:00pm

AI is often described as a great equaliser - a way to bring healthcare, education and opportunity to everyone. But as I look closer, it’s clear the story is more complicated.

Raising Expectations

About the show:

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how we think, work, heal and govern. But as machines grow more capable, are we asking the right questions?

Aaron Maniam, currently an academic with Oxford University, ventures beyond hype and fear to examine what AI means for humanity. He meets other academics, scientists, healthcare workers and communities to explore critical tensions. Can AI expand human potential or diminish what makes us irreplaceable? Will it democratise opportunity or automate inequality? Can it improve health without harming the planet?

As decisions shift from people to algorithms, the series argues our future won't be determined by technology alone, but by choices we make now about how to develop and govern these tools. 

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