Will artificial intelligence usher in the next industrial revolution? In this episode, we look at the social, political, and economic consequences of AI. We profile UBC professor’s quest to make a ‘smart wheelchair’ for patients in long-term care. In this episode you'll hear: Alan Mackworth talks about his journey from creating soccer-playing robots to making smart wheelchairs. Our producers test out a smart wheelchair and meet the team behind their development at the Institute for Computing Information and Cognitive Systems. And music from hiphop, rap and soul artist and UBC alumnus Missy D. If you’d like to learn more about Alan Mackworth and the team’s work with smart wheelchairs, we suggest you read the article, “Intelligent Wheelchairs for Cognitively Impaired Older Adults in Long Term Care: A Review.”