The advent of artificial intelligence, and the pace it’s advancing at, is something everyone has an opinion on. For many of us, every new development marks one step closer to a Black Mirror-esque future, where technology has stolen our jobs and humans no longer think for themselves. But in his new BBC Two documentary Seeing into the Future, Chris McCausland tables a defence that forces even the most stubborn AI sceptics to rethink their stance.
The comedian – who began to lose his eyesight in his late teens and has been completely blind since around the age of 25 – starts by explaining how the introduction of the iPhone’s built-in, screen-reading “Voiceover” feature has already proved to be a game-changer for him. Developments in AI are progressing things even further, and the documentary sees McCausland explore technology that’s readily available as well as learning more about the genuinely mindblowing updates yet to come.
