Series
Grayson Perry Has Seen the Future
Documentary
Artist Sir Grayson Perry visits Silicon Valley to explore how AI and robotics will shape the future, in a series that raises profound questions about what it is to be human.
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Seasons & episodes
1Episode 115 Apr 2026 · 47mHis journey begins in the Bay Area where he is assisted by an increasingly chummy chatbot. He meets everyone from leading players in the industry to idealistic young start-up founders, as well as ordinary people who are adopting the latest innovations and alarmed critics of the direction AI is taking the world.
2Episode 222 Apr 2026 · 47mGrayson concludes his tour of Silicon Valley by considering the motivations of the men behind the technology, such as Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos - and how their values might be challenged. He meets a scientist working on empathetic robots which offer a more human-centric alternative to the priorities of the industry and encounters one of the key players in AI, Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark, grappling with the possibility that AI could be shaped in such a way to offer a more optimistic future.
Details
- First aired
- 15 Apr 2026
- Last aired
- 22 Apr 2026
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- English
- Network
- Channel 4
- Episodes
- 2
Cast
Grayson PerrySelf - Presenter
