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One of our listeners in Ukraine contacted us to tell us how he stays online during power outages following bombing in Ukraine. Volodymyr Bielikov is on the show to explain the issues he\\u2019s regularly facing with internet connectivity.

AI avatars undressed and virtual employees\\nGhislaine Boddington looks at the alarming story of how a young female reporter created avatars in the AI avatar app Lensa and was shocked to find that out of 100 avatars, 16 were topless and another 14 wore very skimpy clothing and were in provocative poses. Why has this app created astronauts and warrior avatars for her male colleagues and is undressing her avatars? Ghislaine also looks at the rising employment of virtual staff. The tech company Baidu says the number of virtual people projects its working on has doubled in the last year with prices of a virtual employee starting at just under $3k. Why are they becoming popular and what jobs are they being used for? Evelyn Cheng, senior correspondent from cnbc.com in Beijing, has been investigating the story.

An AI age verification system\\nAge verification has long been a topic of discussion, particularly in the online space with regards to young people who often don\\u2019t have verifiable ID such as a driver\\u2019s licence. Now a promising AI powered age estimation system, called YOTI, which analyses a person\\u2019s face is gaining popularity. Shiroma Silva has been testing it out on her colleagues \\u2013 including Gareth \\u2013 and reports how some major platforms are using it to keep younger users safe online.

The programme is presented by Gareth Mitchell with expert commentary from Ghislaine Boddington.\\n\\t\\nStudio Manager: Tim Heffer\\nProducer: Ania Lichtarowicz

(Image: Power outage, blackout in Ukraine. Credit: Anton Petrus/Getty Images)