Ann Droid: A comedy, but profound

Britain now has a Minister for Artificial Intelligence. Kanishka Narayan became minister for AI when Andy Burnham created the role in his new Cabinet.Narayan has warned that “people are right to worry” about the impact of technological change, but that he was “going to work every hour, every day to try to make sure it goes right”. Meanwhile, our new Prime Minister has himself promised to fix adult social care. If you put these two issues together, you get the BBC’s new surprisingly moving six-part comedy drama Ann Droid. At a time of polarising political views that can feel like they lack nuance, this is a show that provokes laughter, and te…