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World Service,29 Jul 2025,26 mins

Your AI servant

Tech Life

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Imagine a world in which AI servants are at your beck and call. They work for you, shop for you, book your travel and help organise your family life. It's called Agentic AI. And it's coming. A senior figure at Amazon tells us how they see AI agents changing our lives. Also this week on Tech Life: Kenya's plastic waste problem is being turned into a 3D-printed teaching solution. And a charity is helping to save animals from extinction by freezing their cells. We enjoy reading your messages about tech and Tech Life. Please get in touch by emailing [email protected] or send us a Whatsapp message or voice memo on +44 330 1230 320. Please include your name and where you live. Presenter: Chris Vallance Producer: Tom Quinn Editor: Monica Soriano Image: A futuristic illustration of a human head connected to technology by an AI Agent. Credit: MF3d/Getty Images

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