{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/039b783b-a527-4fdf-b3ce-b3c255ad3034/647732fe9ed7df0011fe3222?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is AI really a threat to humanity?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba036a1a8cbef5973cf0c0/611d8477-603a-4e9d-91a2-bd3721f17d0e.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Expert responds to big tech’s AI extinction warning. <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/science/dna-francis-crick-institute-britain-university-of-oxford-somerset-b1084570.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Researchers find 4,000-year-old plague DNA in Britain</a>. <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/north-korea-spy-satellite-launch-failure-seoul-evacuation-japan-b1084646.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">North Korea’s failed attempt to launch first spy satellite into space</a>. <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/science/health-b1084555.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Why we need to tackle in-flight cabin fumes</a>. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://twitter.com/CeciliaRikap\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cecilia Rikap</a> from City, University of London on artificial intelligence ‘extinction’ warning</li><li>Pontus Skoglund and Pooja Swali from the <a href=\"https://twitter.com/TheCrick\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Francis Crick Institute</a> explain 4,000-year-old plague DNA discovery</li><li>Chinese Scientist: 'Don't rule out' COVID-19 lab leak theory</li><li><a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/science/university-of-glasgow-france-university-of-southampton-b1084559.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">‘Smart bandages’ could improve outcomes for patients with non-healing wounds</a></li><li>Why fish are relocating to colder waters</li><li>The Red panda that escaped from Newquay Zoo</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/EveningStandard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Twitter</a> #TechScienceDaily</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}