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Beyond Human: Artificial Intelligence and Us

Reporter Lara Lewington speaks to some of the so-called 'godfathers' of AI about their hopes and fears, and she meets researchers developing technology allowing computers to read emotions and minds.

Machines are getting smarter. Much smarter. Now they are becoming so powerful, they could pose an existential threat to the human race. That’s the warning from some of the greatest minds behind the development of artificial intelligence.

For Panorama, reporter Lara Lewington speaks to some of the so-called 'godfathers' of AI about their hopes and fears, and she meets researchers developing technology that allows computers to read our emotions and even our minds.

28 minutes

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Role Contributor
Reporter Lara Lewington
Producer Alys Cummings
Director Richard Wyllie
Executive Producer Leo Telling
Editor Karen Wightman

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