King Charles warns of 'existential danger' from AI in wrong hands
We explore whether China will agree to restrict AI development
King Charles has warned AI executives of the "existential dangers" posed by the technology falling into the wrong hands at a summit he convened Dumfries House. Amid calls for a slow-down in development, we ask whether Chinese AI companies would agree to cooperate on restrictions, as the chair of Huawei said they wanted to catch up with their American rivals.
Also on the programme: we speak to a national scything champion as a West Country abbey switches from lawnmowers to scythes in order to protect an endangered bee species.
And women in Johannesburg say they're living in fear following the discovery of another murder victim in the city. It brings to nine the number of slain women found in one area to the north of South Africa's largest city.
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