Ticker expands AI coverage with three new programs

Ticker is launching three programs covering artificial intelligence from Australia and the United States, alongside investment in new studios and production technology.

Markets and Machines, Social Intelligence and The AI Edge will examine AI’s effects on markets, workplaces and relationships, as well as the companies and infrastructure behind the technology.

All three will air on the Ticker News TV channel and be available through its app, website and social media platforms.

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Three shows, three hosts

Professor Chris Berg will host Markets and Machines, covering financial markets, productivity, investment and government regulation.

The program will examine what AI policy decisions mean for companies, investors and economies.

“AI is simultaneously transforming markets, challenging regulators and forcing us to rethink some of our assumptions about productivity and economic growth,” Berg said.

Dr Karen Sutherland will present Social Intelligence from Ticker’s new Queensland studio, examining how social media and AI affect the way people study, work, communicate and form relationships.

“Social Intelligence is about understanding what happens when rapidly evolving technology meets real people, real workplaces and real lives,” Sutherland said.

Long-time Ticker contributor Brad Gastwirth will host The AI Edge from the United States.

His program will cover companies including Nvidia, the expansion of data centres and technology supply chains, and the geopolitical forces shaping the AI industry.

“Understanding AI means understanding the chips, infrastructure, supply chains and geopolitical forces behind it, because what happens there ultimately affects businesses and consumers everywhere,” Gastwirth said.

New studios and production investment

Ticker founder and CEO Ahron Young said the network was investing in specialist technology coverage and production facilities in Australia and the United States.

“We are investing heavily in new studios and technology because our ambition is to cover the world when it comes to news, money and technology,” Young said.

“With new production capabilities in Queensland and the United States complementing our Melbourne headquarters, we are continuing to build a network that can bring together specialist voices and perspectives from different parts of the world.”

The announcement did not include premiere dates or broadcast times.