Autonomous Systems are the jumping off point for this podcast episode with Indrakshi Dey of the Walton Institute at SETU. We talk about how computer science research is progressing in this area, encompassing the world of AI and forming links with partners across all disciplines. This leads on to a chat about how we (humans) tend to anthropomorphise Artificial Intelligence systems. We also discuss Indrakshi’s career to date and how being a woman of colour has given her unique insight across the sector. Here are some links if you wish to follow up the podcast: ·       Walton Institute Key Research Areas https://waltoninstitute.ie/research/key-research ·       CONNECT project https://www.connect-science.net ·       Indrakshi Dey’s profile at the Walton Institute https://waltoninstitute.ie/about/staff/dr-indrakshi-dey ·       Indrakshi Dey’s profile on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/indrakshi-dey-aa658839/   ·       Rob O’Connor on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertoconnorirl/