AI race: An insider's warning

Former Anthropic safety researcher warned of AI race risks. We speak to Joe Benton, who left the company and warned about the risks of AI. His departure comes just days after the resignation of researcher Jacob Coxon, who also expressed concerns about the direction of AI. Meanwhile, the heads of three leading AI companies call for the industry to slow down.

Also in the programme: European leaders gather for Arctic Summit as great-power rivalry intensifies; and why the ancient dramatic plot device Deus ex Machina still fascinates?

Presenter Paul Henley discusses these stories with panellists Natalya Ben-Khaled-Vince, an associate professor of modern history at Oxford University; and Cory Doctorow, a Canadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction and non-fiction author. 

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