Last week, an Anthropic researcher warned that rapidly advancing AI could lead to human extinction in the not-too-distant future. 

Then tech bosses joined the call for countries and companies to work together to slow the race towards artificial super intelligence.  

Today, AI philosopher Nick Bostrom on just how bad unbridled AI could get and whether we need to put the brakes on before it’s too late.

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Nick Bostrom, AI philosopher 

The migration policy debate in Australia has shifted over the years from boat arrivals and refugees to a new battleground: the size of the net overseas migration intake.  

And Pauline Hanson has managed to put the push for lower numbers back at the centre of the political debate.  

But how much control does the government really have? Today, David Speers, host of tonight's ABC National Forum on migration, on whether the system we have needs a total rethink.   

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David Speers, host of Insiders and the ABC’s National Forum 

Donald Trump has hit the campaign trail in Texas as the clock ticks down to the midterms.  

But is the president becoming more of a hindrance than a help to Republican candidates? With the war in Iran dragging on and taking a toll on Trump’s standing, could his biggest political liability now be the conflict he started?  

Today, Nate Swanson, a former Iran negotiator on whether Donald Trump is getting ready to declare the war is over. 

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Nate Swanson, Director and Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Iran Strategy Project  

Algorithms are deciding almost everything we see online, and concern is growing about the kinds of content social media is feeding us and our kids.  

Now the government wants to give us more control of our feeds, proposing laws that could force tech companies to let users 'opt out' of recommendation algorithms.  

Today, Daniel Angus, digital communications expert, on how algorithms became so powerful in the first place -  and whether we can ever escape them.  

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Daniel Angus, director of the Digital Media Research Centre at Queensland University of Technology

One Nation wants to give renters and borrowers early access to some of their retirement savings in a new policy proposal it says will help ease the cost-of-living pressure. 

It's reignited a fierce debate about the future of the scheme.  

Today, former political strategist and pollster Kos Samaras on whether superannuation is about to become a political battleground once again and if it's a fight voters even want.

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Kos Samaras, Director of strategy and analytics at Redbridge Group 

Bond markets around the world are under pressure, as investors sell bonds and demand higher returns to lend governments money.

It's pushing up borrowing costs and the effects can flow through to the mortgages, bank loans and credit cards we rely on every day. 

So, what’s driving the global bond sell off, and is the Trump administration's ballooning government debt to blame?

Today, Justin Wolfers, professor of economics and public policy at the University of Michigan, explains what’s happening in the bond market and what it means for your money.  

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Justin Wolfers, professor of economics at the University of Michigan and founder of Platypus Economics 

In the 2000s, a wave of cheap Chinese goods that flooded global markets and wiped out manufacturing jobs became known as the China Shock.  

Now it's sequel, China Shock 2.0 has arrived.  

But this time, China isn't just exporting cheap goods. It's taking on the world in cutting-edge technology, from AI to electric vehicles and robotics.   Today, economist David Autor, who helped coin the phrase 'China Shock' and is one of Time magazine's most influential people of 2026 in AI, on whether the world is ready for it. 

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David Autor, Professor in the MIT Department of Economics 

According to Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth is doing a 'fantastic job' running the US military.  

But this week one of his most senior officials, the Army Secretary, quit after months of tensions with Hegseth, who has already purged dozens of other senior generals and admirals.  

Today, staff writer at The Atlantic Missy Ryan on the turmoil at the Pentagon, and how long Hegseth will continue to have Trump’s backing. 

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Missy Ryan, staff writer at The Atlantic 

In 2017, billionaire Sanjeev Gupta arrived in Whyalla promising to save the town’s struggling steelworks and hundreds of local jobs. 

But nearly a decade later, the steelworks is still fighting for survival. Gupta's business empire has unravelled and he has left Australia along with the promises he made. 

So what went wrong? 

Today, former Media Watch host Paul Barry takes us inside the rise and fall of Sanjeev Gupta’s steel dream and how he fooled Whyalla and the world. 

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Paul Barry, author of The Big Steel: How steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta fooled Australia and the world

Dr. John All is a mountaineer and scientist who nearly lost his life after falling more than 20 meters down an icy crevasse while researching how quickly the Himalayas are melting. 

A week after a catastrophic flood struck the Nepal-Tibet border, he warns the tragedy we’ve seen in the region could be repeated as pollution and rising temperatures turn mountain ice into water.  

Today, he speaks about researching climate change in treacherous terrain, and how soon the Himalayan glaciers could disappear.  

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John All, mountaineer and co-founder of the American Climber Science Program