alan kay is a computer scientist was one of the pioneers of personal computers and i think he is a really good way of thinking about the way we might either shape or be shaped in terms by these systems. he talks about the fact that we are increasingly living with these conversational systems that talk to us, and we had to make a decision about whether we will be their masters or whether they are going to be our masters or whether we will be partners. i think that's a human decision. increasingly, we are going to be talking to his machines and taking advice from them. wonder the things i worry about about in terms of how humanity might be changed by this technology in relatively near-term kauai, from a generation didn't want to take instructions from anyone. if you're downtown and sever ses where i live, half of the people walking on the streets looking at the palm of their hand. that can't be the end of progress. something has to come after that the right now that's the way we interface with his machines. there's a generation of young people who take life instructions from the palm of the

katty kay spoke with alan gurus make- economic of it? katty kay spoke with alan greenspan. esther greenspan: -- mr. greenspan: it is a very important change in style. which everyone is commenting on correctly. which i frankly expected to see the day he got into office and was shocked that he didn't. twitter,ys off of the we will all be better off. it was a good performance compared to what he did in the past. katty: he made a lot of spending proposals he would like. infrastructure, military, family . where is the revenue side to pay for all? mr. greenspan: that was not a speech that was meant to be taken literally. there is double entry bookkeeping. one must ask how you fund various things. there is nothing in there except vague notions about strong economic growth. where is that coming from? we are at the moment going through a period of significant stagnation, which has gone on for five years. this is having a very critical impact on the psychology of the economy. with growth society that almost looks to some form of populism. what we're looking at at this moment, from wh

alan kay is a computer scientist who is is one of the pioneers of personal come -- computers and he has a good way of how we will .e shaped or will be shaped he talks about the fact living with these conversational assists that talk to us and we ave to make a decision whether they're going to be our masters or whether we're going to be partners. i actually think that's a human decision. but increasingly we're going to be talking to to these machines and takes advice from them. one of the things i worry about how humanity may be changed and relatively near-term. i come from a generation that didn't want to take instruction from anyone. and now if you're downtown in san francisco, half of the people are looking at their palm of their hand that can't be the end of progress. right now, that's the way we interface with these machines. you know threerks generation of young people that take life and instruction from the palm of their hand which is which korean food to order or who to marry. and i think that that is potentially an insidious change. right now for example, there's a kind of robot

this is alan greenspan — he was the chairman of the us federal reserve for 19 years, and under four presidents. he's spoken to the bbc‘s "100 days" programme. here he is with katty kayto be taken literally, because there is double entry book—keeping in the world, and one must ask, how do you fund of various things? there was nothing in there except some vague notions about strong economic growth. well, where is that coming from? that is alan greenspan. some breaking sports news from spain. we are being told that the barcelona coach, luis enrique, will leave the spanish la the atmosphere has to be perfect. near record—breaking humility cold air in central canada. violent storms in the south, tornado activity in reducing during wednesday afternoon, gusty winds, hailand wednesday afternoon, gusty winds, hail and flash flooding. the cold air lock david great lakes means he could see disruptive snow. the last of the height of bridges across the east. as the thundery squall pushes over the eastern seaboard, the floodgates open to the north—west. cold air pouring out of canada right across the north—east. frosty nights and sunshine, but also some snow. we are going to see