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Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong explore a curious contradiction: why do we bristle at AI‑generated emails and writing, even while many of us quietly rely on them ourselves? What does this reveal about how we judge not only the output of these technologies, but the people who use them — while still excusing our own behaviour?

To unpack this double standard, they begin with Katrina Collier, recruitment expert and author of The Robot-Proof Recruiter and Reboot Hiring. Nowhere is this tension more visible than in hiring. Job applicants are increasingly turning to AI to polish and promote their CVs, frustrating hiring managers — who, in turn, are often all too happy to use AI to sift through a flood of applications on their behalf.

They hear from Michael Hallsworth, Chief Behavioural Scientist at the Behavioural Insights Team, originally the UK government’s ‘Nudge Unit’. He argues that AI disrupts one of our core measures of value: effort. When we believe something has been created with little labour, we instinctively see it as worth less.

Presenters: Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong
Producer: Peter McManus
Researcher: Rachael O'Neil
Sound: Fraser Jackson