Who remembers the BBC's Computer Literacy Project from the 1980s?

It was created to help prepare people in the UK for the massive and widespread adoption of computers.

And here we are, looking at the massive and widespread adoption of AI.

Professor Dave has had a brilliant idea, and we are asking the BBC's new Director General, to consider it. Reith 2.0 - a large language model, made by a trusted institution, to equip the UK population with the right AI skills for the future.

Further reading: Susbstack report. and any coverage

https://clp.bbcrewind.co.uk/history

Presenters: Professor David Reid and Stephanie Power

Recording, editing and mixing by Stephanie Power

Music and additional material: Matt Power

Married To The Machine: Living With AI is a news podcast, currently in proof of concept stage. It is a non-commercial entity.

BBC Microcomputer Commercial: The Crowded Room from 1984, Directed by Terry Lovelock

BBC Archive. Ceefax: A Communications Revolution 1975 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICoj8mxG0ww&t=1s

Thanks to Mumsnet for permission to use part of the Rachel Reeves interview. https://www.mumsnet.com/i/rachel-reeves-mumsnet-asks