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Elon Musk warns of humanoid robots that can ‘chase you anywhere’ in conversation with Rishi Sunak The Independent says Elon Musk expressed concern over humanoid robots that “can chase you anywhere” during a conversation with Rishi Sunak at the end of the government’s artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit on Thursday, 2 November. The billionaire emphasised the need to have an off-switch for humanoid versions that can chase you up the stairs. “You can run up a flight of stairs and get away from a Tesla,” the billionaire said as the UK prime minister laughed. “If a robot can follow you…

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When Musk met Sunak: the prime minister was more starry-eyed than a SpaceX telescope The Guardian says A few weeks ago, Elon Musk was begging Taylor Swift to release some concert videos on his X platform, but she weirdly seems to have gone ahead with her plan to release the film of her Eras tour directly into movie theatres, foolishly making it by far and away the highest grossing concert film ever, with opening numbers similar to the last Marvel movie. Sad, really, when you think it could have been a tweet. Still, I tell you who Elon Musk can…

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Elon Musk tells Rishi Sunak AI will put an end to work BBC News says Tech billionaire Elon Musk has predicted that artificial intelligence will eventually mean that no one will have to work. He was speaking to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during an unusual “in conversation” event at the end of this week’s summit on AI. The 50-minute interview included a prediction by Mr Musk that the tech will make paid work redundant. He also warned of humanoid robots that “can chase you anywhere”. The pair talked about how London was a leading hub for the AI industry and…

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Elon Musk hails Rishi Sunak’s ‘essential’ decision to invite China to UK AI summit Politico says British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has closed the world’s first AI Safety Summit by getting backing from Elon Musk. In London’s Lancaster House, where the wifi was patchy, but the gold trim abundant, Musk sat down for a one-on-one interview with the British PM on Thursday evening. The billionaire owner of Tesla, SpaceX and X described Rishi Sunak’s decision to invite China to the Bletchley Park summit as “essential.” “Thank you for inviting them,” Musk said. “Having them here is essential. If they’re not…

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In this debate we focus on the recent election results in Poland and Slovakia, and discuss what they mean for Europe. Liberals across the continent are cheering after Polish opposition parties won enough seats to form a majority, potentially ending eight years of rule by the conservative Law and Justice party. Meanwhile nationalists in Europe have applauded the return to power of Robert Fico in Slovakia. The populist prime minister has struck an agreement with two other parties; a coalition that could set a different tone in relations with Brussels, as well as on key issues such as Ukraine and migration.

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