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A young researcher gains access to a secretive data set and discovers something shocking.
What happens when a system designed to help people harms them instead?
Hannah Fry tells a tale about the mysterious realm of artificial intelligence.
Presenter: Hannah Fry
Executive Producer: Martin Smith
Series Producer: Lauren Armstrong-Carter
Episode Producer: Lauren Armstrong-Carter
Sound Design: Clem Hitchcock
A series for Radio 4 by BBC Science in Cardiff.
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