the chatgpt, testified before us congress to say that artificial iintelligence should be regulated. us lawmakers questioned tech entrepreneur sam altmann about the benefits the technology can bring and the threat it could pose for humanity. my worst fears are that we cause significant we, the field, the technology, the industry cause significant harm to the world. i think that could happen in a lot of different ways. it s why we started the company. it s a big part of why i m here today, and why we ve been here in the past, and we ve been able to spend some time with you. i think if this technology goes wrong, it can go quite wrong. and we want to be vocal about that. we want to work with the government to prevent that from happening. but we try to be very clear eyed about what the downside case is and the work that we have to do so who is sam altman, the man in the hotseat today and at the forefront of this emerging technology? he s an influential investor and entreprene
organisation says: there is a 66% chance that we will break the 1.5 degree temperature threshold for at least a year. there is a 98% chance of the warmest year on record before 2027. arctic heating will likely be three times higher than the global average. and the reason for these worrying predictions? temperatures being driven up by ongoing carbon emissions plus the likely onset of a naturally occurring el nino event which can trigger more extreme weather and climate events, including severe rainfall and drought, depending on the region. laurie goering is the climate change editor at the thomson reuters foundation. i asked her to explain the significance of these figures. i think the real message from this is that these climate change impacts are coming much faster than scientists had predicted. scientists are inherently conservative and what we are seeing is that a lot of different things from hate to sea level rise are probably going to happen a lot faster than we had
hello. i m tadhg enright. welcome to the programme. the head of the company behind the artificial intelligence tool chatgpt has told lawmakers in the us that government regulation is crucial to keep the industry safe. we ve seen tech ceos get a congressional grilling before, but that s not what happened here. appearing before a senate panel, sam altman said that al could be as significant as the invention of the printing press, claiming it had the potential to improve nearly every aspect of our lives. but he admitted the technology also poses serious risks. my worst fears are that we cause significant. we, the field, the technology, the industry cause significant harm to the world. i think that could happen in a lot of different ways. it s why we started the company. it s a big part of why i m here today, and why we ve been here in the past, and able to spend some time with you. i think if this technology goes wrong, it can go quite wrong. and we want to be vocal about that.
o donnell: and, india s prime minister tells putin, this is not the time for war. how putin responded. immigration fight. the latest on those migrants shipped to martha s vineyard, and why florida governor ron desantis isn t backing down. tracking the storm. tropical storm fiona barrels towards puerto rico, bringing high winds and heavy rain. and, on the road. how a family opened their hearts to adoption and let in a lot more than just a child. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west. there are a number of developing stories tonight as we come on the air. first, tropical storm fiona is heading for puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands, bringing heavy rain, and we ll have more on that in just a moment. but first, we want to begin in ukraine, because today was significant for many reasons. the war has raged for nearly seven months, with russia s aggression devastat
just a little while ago to london for the queen s funeral. it is coming as we get to see an emotional moment involving the queen s grandchildren led by princes william and harry. more on that ahead, as well. but, first the department of justice. following through on their promise to appeal judge canada s special master role in what they call out as quote, an unprecedented order in joining the executive branch s use of its own highly classified records in a criminal investigation with direct implications for national security. before this appeal, the newly appointed special master judge raymond dealey, wasting no, time scheduling his first hearing for this tuesday. for more, we get to senior politics reporter jonathan allen as long as msnbc legal analyst barbara mcquade. jonathan, let me start with you on this one. and let s get the tiktok of what we can expect first on tuesday? well that s a great question, yasmin. i think we are going to see the initial agenda actually on