As the UK’s general elections approach, we take a closer look at some of the novel characters emerging in the race to leadership.This month Smera and Jonah are joined by Michael Katell, an Ethics Fellow in the Turing’s Public Policy Programme, to discuss AI Steve – the chatbot standing in this year’s election.Smera gives the lowdown on Scarlett Johansson’s legal battle with OpenAI, in a story of life imitating art, imitating life, and Jonah gets all Dr Doolittle at the thought of talking to the animals with the help of AI.Find out about the Turing’s Public Policy Programme - Public Policy | The Alan Turing Institute Topics discussed in this episode: Resources mentioned in this episode:    AI SteveAI Steve in GuardianIndependent articleS.A.MWired try AI SteveThe World's Top Fighter Pilots Fear This Woman's Voice The use of male or female voices in warnings systems: a question of acoustics - PubMedDazed on AI SteveThe voice of HerScarlett Johansson sues Open AIScarJo v Open AI - WiredAnimal communicationsScientists enlist AI to interpret meaning of barks - BBCElephant names study - GuardianAza Raskin talkWhales talkNature articleNature paperNew AI Can Help Decode Types of Dog BarksDeepsqeakParrots name their youngPositiveCould AI put an end to animal testing?