Could AI outsmart humanity?
What are the challenges of reporting from the frontline? How likely is it that President Xi of China will invade Taiwan? Plus - the perils and promise of AI.
Unspun World provides an unvarnished version of the week's major global news stories with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s world affairs editor John Simpson and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s unparalleled range of experts.
This week John finds out what it's like to report from the battlefield with Ukraine correspondent, James Waterhouse; what is President Xi's game plan with Asia Pacific editor, Celia Hatton; how worried should we be about artificial intelligence with technology editor, Zoe Kleinman, and what is fuelling the political, economic and social turmoil in Ecuador with ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Mundo's Ana Maria Roura.
Photo: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies before a Senate Judiciary Privacy, Technology & the Law Subcommittee hearing titled 'Oversight of A.I.: Rules for Artificial Intelligence' on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 16, 2023. Credit: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz.
Produced by Pandita Lorenz and Benedick Watt.
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