hello. welcome to bbc news, if you rejustjoining us, good timing, because we re about to head to washington to hear from the man leading the change to the way we all live. this is sam altman, the ceo and co founder of openai, the people who ve brought us the artificial intelligence tool chatgpt in the last few months, that has the potential, to revolutionise how people work, shop and interact. he s about to be questioned by lawmakers in the us, both about the huge benefits the technology could bring and the threat artificial intelligence could pose for humanity, plus the safeguards that will be needed. in march, elon musk and other tech leaders published an open letter calling for the development of ai systems to be paused. this the scene, all set for the start of that session. it s going to be fascinating. fascinating too is altman himself. those who know him describe him as a brilliant thinker, he s even been called a start up yoda. one of his first employers said, within m
Of 130,000 Campaign Debt so he directed a political consultant the to apply for a multiMillion Dollar federal grant. The third scheme prosecutors say relates to his son and the repayment of his student loans. Between 2007 and 2011 the political consultant the used the Campaign Funds to make loan payments on behalf of congressman fattahs son. Reporter the congressmans Philadelphia Office chief of staff bonnie becauser the head of a fattah nonprofit and a deputy mayor. Also robert brand a former of a Nonprofit Technology company and spouse of a former fattah staffer. The bribery charge they say comes from betermans 18,000 payment for the purchase of a call owned by renee chenaultfattah. The car was never sold and the couple used the money to secure a mortgage for a vacation home. It was in exchange for the congressmans efforts in obtaining a ambassadorship for beterman. Reporter this is a long complaint, some of the penalties are hefty, bribery, racketeering carry a maximum sentence of 2
Partner in a new startup. All the and more over the next hour, but lets start where the day is just beginning. Tens of thousands of people filled the highways in and around hong kong. Protesters calling for free elections and the resignation of the regions chief executive. Lets find out the latest. I know you cover the region extensively. It is already morning there. It is already morning here. Everyone is having to work. I will remind viewers that it is exactly about 5 00 a. M. In the morning, and many of those protesters were there all night, protesting in various districts to the east of where bloombergs asia headquarters is located. Which is in the central part of hong kong. These are places like the admiralty. This is the Biggest Police crackdown since hong kong was returned to chinas rule some 17 years ago. They are calling for the resignation of the chief executive. Think of him like the governor of the city. These protesters tend to be young, they are college students, and they
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Within the confines that president castro has outlined, i really donts know. Sreenivasan plus, a couple of bestselling authors share their favorite reads of 2014. Those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by at bae systems, our pride and dedication show in everything we do; from Electronics Systems to intelligence analysis and cyber operations; from combat vehicles and weapons to the maintenance and modernization of ships, aircraft, and critical infrastructure. Knowing our work makes a difference inspires us everyday. Thats bae systems. Thats inspired work. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions