AI is transforming search, work, and everyday life — but how?
In this BBC Radio Bristol conversation, Andrew Grill, AI expert and Futurist, joins John Darvall to unpack what’s really changing and what you should do about it.
In this video we cover:
- AI vs traditional search engines
- How Google’s new AI mode differs from “blue links”
- Why AI often gives you one answer instead of ten — and what that means for businesses
- SEO in an AI world
- Why classic keyword SEO is no longer enough
- How to structure your website so AI search engines pick you as the answer
- Accuracy, bias & critical thinking
- Where AI gets its answers from (and why we don’t always know)
- A simple prompt trick: “…and justify your answer” to improve AI responses
- Deepfakes, fake text & how to spot what’s real
- Practical tips: reverse image search, source checking, and skepticism
- Jobs, careers & the future of work
- Which tasks (not jobs) are most at risk from AI
- Why young people should become “digitally curious” and use AI to accelerate their careers
- From automation to augmented intelligence
- Why Andrew prefers “augmented intelligence” over “artificial intelligence”
- How to use AI as a cognitive/decision partner rather than a replacement
- What’s next: Agentic AI
- AI agents that can use your browser, tools, and computer to complete tasks for you
- Real examples of AI setting things up end‑to‑end without you knowing how to do it
- AI, government & long‑term decisions
- Could AI help governments make better policy decisions?
- Why short-term politics gets in the way of long-term AI thinking
- Myths & fears
- AI “inventing its own language”
- Whether we should be worried about feeding AI information
About Andrew Grill
Andrew Grill is a Futurist and AI expert who has been working in and around emerging technologies for nearly 40 years. He advises organisations worldwide on how to practically adopt AI, automate the right tasks, and build human + AI capabilities that last.
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