In this discussion chaired by Louise Wilson from Holyrood Connect's Digital Leadership Exchange, Jenny Young MSP, David Green MSP, David Kirkwood MSP and Professor Mark Wong explore how AI is already influencing political decision‑making, examining where algorithmic support can improve outcomes and where human judgement must remain.

Rather than asking whether machines should decide, the discussion focuses on the harder question: how politicians can retain control, ensure transparency and take responsibility when AI becomes part of the decision‑making process.

Join the editors of Holyrood – Scotland’s only dedicated political media title – political scientist Sir John Curtice and pollster Mark Diffley,  for immediate reaction to the Scottish Election 2026 results and what they mean for parliament and the country. 

Together with a number of leading Scottish politicians, to be announced, the expert panel will discuss:

• Scottish Election results
• Who makes up the new Scottish government and what deals might need to be done
• What this means for each party leader
• What this means for the constitutional question in Scotland
• What this means for how Scotland is run

Holyrood's Chris Marshall talks to Sean Duffy, chief executive of the Wise Group, and SNP MSP Rona Mackay, a member of the Scottish Parliament's Criminal Justice Committee, about Scotland's stubbornly high prison population and the effectiveness of community-based alternatives to incarceration.

This podcast is sponsored by the Wise Group.