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World Service,09 Sep 2026,49 mins
Anthropic researcher: 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans'
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A top safety researcher at Anthropic has warned AI is advancing so quickly he believes there is a greater than 10% chance it "could kill all humans" within the next decade. We speak to experts. Our global affairs reporters bring us updates on the funeral of Norway's King Harald and on comments by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz about the immigration policies of the far-right Alternative for Germany party. Ukraine's third-biggest city Odesa was meant to decide today whether to back a controversial plan to ban the Russian language in the arts. The vote has now been postponed. It is particularly significant because Odesa is overwhelmingly Russian-speaking. We hear from the city's residents. Nintendo has released the first trailer for its live-action adaptation of The Legend of Zelda. We speak to three people who have YouTube channels dedicated to Zelda. Presenter: Luke Jones. (Photo: Anthropic logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024. Credit: Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters)
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