AI existential risk warning and a quarter-century reflection on the 2001 attacks

A researcher from Anthropic has issued a warning that artificial intelligence might become an existential risk for humanity, prompting a discussion about the motivations behind continued AI development. In an explanatory segment, Cátia Rocha addresses the mechanisms of potential danger and the reasons firms keep advancing the field. The same broadcast includes commentary from Pedro Lomba, Hugo Dantas and João Pires da Cruz. To mark the 25th anniversary of the attacks that claimed almost three thousand lives, Rádio Observador will air a special edition from New York, recreating ten pivotal moments and presenting twenty personal accounts from participants in New York and Lisbon.