Today, we look at the announcement of a new AI Action Plan and the government’s hope that it will make the UK a world leader in AI In a speech Sir Keir Starmer laid out the government's plans to use AI across the UK to boost growth and deliver public services more efficiently. Adam and Chris are joined by the BBC’s AI Correspondent, Marc Cieslak. Plus, we look at what today’s announcements mean for the NHS. Adam speaks to Dr Maxine Mackintosh, AI and health expert and Sana Khareghani, former head of the UK government office for AI about how AI could transform the NHS. And Newscast turns 5! You can apply for tickets below for Newscast’s 5th birthday party live show. https://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/newscast-birthday-5feb25 You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Anna Harris and Shiler Mahmoudi. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.
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Chris.
Hello.
Hi.
Get your phone calendar out quick.
Oh, crikey.
Okay.
Right, hang on.
I've only just moved into this digital calendar malarkey recently.
Really?
Sorry.
Yeah, yeah, no, I had a paper one for years.
I still prefer paper really well these days.
More on that later because we're moving into a bright AI future.
Oh, yeah, that's it.
Yeah, sorry.