Tech Life - Growing up in the age of AI - BBC Sounds

World Service , · 15 Sep 2026 , · 26 mins

AI is developing rapidly. What should parents and children make of it all? And how can young people navigate school and future careers when AI is becoming increasingly important? We speak to an expert who has written a new book about these issues. Also this week: we find out how one piece of health tech is helping scientists uncover disease-fighting data in menstrual blood. And satellite imaging is used by conservationists in Indonesia to protect the habitat of a rare species of orangutan. Presenter: Shiona McCallum Producer: Tom Quinn (Photo: A female school pupil sits at a laptop in a computer lab. She is wearing headphones. Credit: Getty Images)