The Last Human Voice Podcast

Get in touch to submit a question or send us your feedback. We like to open a season with a bit of industrial action and this season is no exception. At the time of recording, Equity UK was awaiting the results of an indicative ballot on strike action. Would performers be prepared to refuse to be scanned on set?The outcome on 18th December 2025 was a landslide. Turnout was high (over 75%) with a staggering 99% agreeing to strike if negotiations failed with PACT, the UK trade body which represents the majority of Film & TV companies.So, what might that mean going forward? But first, we have a little personal catch up since the end of Season 2.

Get in touch to submit a question or send us your feedback. We bring Season 2 to a close with some reflections on the long-running soap opera that is our collective relationship with AI.Each of us chooses what we consider to be a Win in the saga so far, as well as one Fail and one Prediction.In the best soap opera tradition we have heroes and villains, school bullies, an evil twin, a dream sequence, and a cat called Cyrano. 

Get in touch to submit a question or send us your feedback. A brand new Government report has landed. Same old, same old? We think not!The Report into British Film and High-End Television has been published by UK House of Commons' Culture, Media and Sport Committee. At more then 100 pages, it's not a quick read, so we've gone in first for you.We focus in on what it says about IP and the impact of AI, picking through our highlights of the Report's conclusions and recommendations.Listen to find out what Marcus finds gobsmacking, what made Annette punch the air and why we give Mathilde a standing ovation...The report can be found here: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cmselect/cmcumeds/328/report.html

Get in touch to submit a question or send us your feedback. The third international AI Summit has graced the Grand Palais in Paris. Mathilde was the recipient of a golden ticket and can therefore spill the beans on what actually happens at these global summits.What was it like to be an invited guest, milling about with tech bros and world leaders? What - if anything - do summits like these achieve?And, most importantly, how did Mathilde end up as part of President Macron's security detail?

Get in touch to submit a question or send us your feedback. Late in 2024, the UK government launched a Consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence. The questions - all 47 of them - asked a range of questions, including whether UK Law should allow free access to protected content for AI training. It also made it clear that it had a preferred option. What it probably hadn't anticipated was the swell of public opinion, even as the consultation closed.In the LHV Guest Spotlight this time is Tim Carter, a solicitor turned tech consultant, who has worked with tech companies of all sizes, from Google to Flawless AI. Importantly, Tim, has worked for tech developers serving the creative industries, which gives him an unusually broad perspective. So -  open to consultation or just open to Big Tech?