World. Thats due to the incredible hard work of so many people. The scientists and researchers, the drug companies, the national guard, the u. S. Military, fema, the nations governors, doctors and nurses, pharmacists. Everyone who has moved Heaven And Earth to get as many shots in the arms of as many americans as possible. Its truly been an all hand on deck for the country effort. You know, some people said we couldnt do this. It would not be until the fall that we had this many people vaccinated. That 2021 might be a lost year for our country as 2020 was. We proved the doubters wrong. I need to single out one more group to praise. The american people. The american people. For more than a year youve endured so much and so many lost jobs. So many businesses lost. So many lives that have been upended and so many months that our Kid Couldnt be in school. You couldnt see your friends or family. All of the moments that mattered so much from birthdays to weddings, to graduations, all postpon
As the Diplomatic Row deepens. Ukraines president claims a plan to overthrow his government involving russia is imminent, as a russian troop buildup sparks fear of an invasion. There are bugs on her dugs there are flies in her eyes. One of the most influential figures in Musical Theatre, The Legendary American Songwriter Stephen Sondheim, has died at 91. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The World Health Organization says that preliminary evidence suggests the new Covid Variant first reported in south africa carries a higher risk of infection than other strains. The United States has joined britain, the eu, and japan in announcing Travel Restrictions on several Southern African countries, to try to slow the spread of the variant, now officially named omicron. Heres our medical editor fergus walsh. After months of opening up, the newly named Omicron Variant means Travel Restrictions are back. At heathrow, the last flights from south africa arrived this morning. I feel extremely relieved be
Arrogance, does it know any boundaries at all . Cara switcher is here on that and the company formally known as facebook. And lastly, what is pundits thinking, what is he taking a stand for . But first, was the peaceful power in january something of a miracle, and will it be repeated . Let me explain why im asking. The deterioration of democracy is a daily story in america. Look at a politico headline from the other day about just how Conspiratorial Trump World has become. The headline says, as fear grows in trump world, have we gone too c Con Spirittorial . Interesting question because on the very same day, trump dropped this for Patriot Purge, an extremist series. It goes full 1 6 denialism. Riot denialism, election denialism, it is all of a piece. And some anchors and writers are trying to expose that, trying to to oppose those fears of democracy. Saying Donald Trumps slowmotion coup is becoming a runaway train. But i have to tell you something, there are other journalists outside o
Entirely written by a human, so whats going on . Today, were dedicating the whole programme to these questions. With me are Madhumita Murgia, Artificial Intelligence editor at the Financial Times, sky news science and technology editor, tom clarke, eliz mizon, from Independent Media Cooperative the bristol cable, as well as jackson ryan, Science Editor at cnet. Welcome to you all. And i think we should start with the basics. Madhu, if i could bring you in, from the Financial Times, explain what we mean by aland why, particularly in terms of the role ofjournalism it has, why its getting so much coverage now. Well, so, ai is Artificial Intelligence and, i mean, supposedly its a mechanical computer version of human intelligence, or at least thats the hope, right . But today, what we have is, its basically a powerful statistical system, a computer software, which finds patterns in large amounts of data. But what this means is that it can, you know, find diagnoses from pictures of x rays or