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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 大象传媒's world affairs editor John Simpson and the 大象传媒'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 大象传媒'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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  • Sat 27 May 2023 10:32GMT
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