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Radio 4,09 Sep 2026,45 mins
AI 'could kill all humans' within 10 years: says Anthropic researcher
The World TonightAvailable for over a year
‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton tells us the warning is plausible and urgent action to regulate artificial intelligence is needed. Also in the programme: Calls for answers in Westminster after a failure of the UK's air traffic control system causes more than 2,000 flights to be cancelled over two days. And Apple announces the introduction of the first foldable iPhone – but is the technology a gimmick, or the future of phones?
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