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Has Donald Trump just rebranded AI? This week, the US President declared that "Artificial Intelligence" sounds too fake and should be renamed "Super Intelligence" instead.

Whether "SI" catches on remains to be seen, but as the world debates what to call the technology, a much bigger question is emerging: who gets to control it?

In this episode of AI Decoded we examine a pivotal week for artificial intelligence as Donald Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping, with AI high on the agenda.

Joining the panel are Parmy Olson, Bloomberg technology columnist and author of Supremacy, and Winston Ma, former executive at China Investment Corporation, alongside AI Decoded co-host Priya Lakhani. Together they explore the intensifying AI rivalry between the world's two superpowers, competing visions for regulating the technology, and whether international cooperation is still possible.

0:00 Introduction

01:56-06:59 Who polices AI?

07:00-20:41 How would an AI watchdog work?/'

20:42-23:02 What is Super Intelligence?

23:03-26:00 What if nobody polices AI?

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After years spent sheltering from the public gaze, Hunter Biden re-entered the mainstream consciousness last summer via a surprise YouTube appearance alongside prominent alternative media figure Andrew Callaghan. The interview went viral, and ever since the embattled son of former president Joe Biden has seen his online reputation soar.

On this episode, Matt and Marianna track Biden Jr's journey from ridicule to redemption, and ask whether he has fumbled that newly found following with a dubious crypto enterprise, an all-too-familiar fall from grace in the age of the internet.

Also this week, actor Channing Tatum has denied he is behind an Instagram 'burner' account which was critical of his ex-partners, despite being its only follower.

Sleuths had discovered comments across several posts which appeared to support him while calling out Jenna Dewan, Zoe Kravitz and others.

We discuss the broader phenomenon of anonymous celeb-run accounts, examples of identities being uncovered, and the psychology of lurking online.

Top Comment is hosted by Marianna Spring and Matt Shea.

This is the moment BBC Correspondent Michael Buchanan caught up to a former medical director who refused to cooperate with a review into failings at Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust which found that 155 babies may have survived with better care.

As part of her review, Donna Ockenden said 66 former and current senior NUH colleagues were approached, with only 35 interviewed. Keith Girling and other former executives failed to attend.

Girling replied "no comment" when questioned by the BBC about why he refused to speak to the Ockenden review.

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Iran's Foreign Minister, at the United Nations in New York, says mediators have submitted a new plan to the White House, that would pave the way for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen within a week.

The Strait is a key waterway through which twenty percent of the world's oil supplies passed, before the war. Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that talks with the US on other issues, including Iran's nuclear programme, would start afterwards.

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Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington has come to an end, but has the trip - filled with pomp and ceremony - actually accomplished anything? 

Xi arrived in Washington with the hope of breakthroughs on AI cooperation and Taiwan - but despite the red carpets and warm words, there was little progress on some of the key issues. 

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00:00 Intro

01:34 What was accomplished?

02:10 What did China want?

03:06 Why does China want Taiwan?

05:34 White House media ban

07:35 Did Trump AI-alter an image?

08:54 Panda diplomacy

11:11 When will Trump and Xi meet next?

The US president has lost his court battle with CNN, Politico and MS NOW in the latest battle between Donald Trump and the media. What did the judge say and what happens next?

At the end of the last week Donald Trump banned three news outlets - CNN, Politico and MS Now - from reporting inside the White House. But the ban has been overturned - for now - in an emergency hearing by a federal judge, who ordered the banned journalists’ press credentials be immediately reinstated for 14 days.

It’s still not entirely clear what prompted Donald Trump to punish the outlets although it’s been reported that it may have been prompted by negative coverage he was shown by his aide, Natalie Harp.

In this episode, Justin, Anthony and Marianna speak to former CNN correspondent, anchor and bureau chief Frank Sesno, who is now a Journalism professor at The George Washington School of Media and Public Affairs. The latest row comes at a difficult moment for the president who’s fighting historically low approval ratings and an unpopular war in Iran. It’s yet to be seen what the president will do next after the judgement or if it’s a sign of growing pressure ahead of November’s midterm elections.

00:00:00 - Trump vs the Media introduction

00:00:43 - Judge rejects the White House case

00:04:03 - What was Trump thinking?

00:06:05 - Do voters care about the ban?

00:08:48 - Is Trump’s White House different with the media?

00:11:39 - Why are some Republicans distancing themselves from Trump?

00:15:55 - Why these midterms could reshape American politics

00:17:30 - Is a post-Trump wing emerging in the Republican Party?

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A rapid new test for brain tumours can slash the time it takes for an accurate diagnosis from up to eight weeks to two hours. It means surgeons can get results even while they are operating, and patients are spared weeks of uncertainty whilst being able to start their treatment sooner. Health workers have called it "a huge leap forward for patients" that will "completely transform" how brain tumours are diagnosed

Also in the Global News Podcast:

04:55 Volodymyr Zelensky says Donald Trump has made a "final decision" to give Ukraine a licence to produce Patriot missiles

07:12 The Philippines pardons Mary Jane Veloso, a former maid who narrowly escaped being executed by Indonesia

10:49 Nepal’s prime minister says last month’s devastating floods were a “warning to the world” about climate change

13:48 We look at the dangers of children using inappropriate skincare products, spurred on by social media

17:09 Pope Leo warns that AI could lead to a "paradise of machines", during a visit to France

The Global News Podcast brings you the best of the BBC’s news coverage and analysis from around the world. You can watch us on YouTube every weekday – and find the audio version here: https://link.mgln.ai/GNP-YT

If you would like to get in touch, you can email us at [email protected].

Photo courtesy of Nottingham University Hospitals.

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Today, what does Andy Burnham’s meeting with Donald Trump tell us about his premiership?

Adam, Alex, Gary and the editor of the New Statesman Tom Mctague round up the political week. They discuss whether the UK government is getting better at dealing with Trump’s White House, the relationship between President Trump and President Xi, and, a big new poll which has big implications for both sides of the British political spectrum.

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Manchester City have been found guilty of breaking the majority of the 115 financial rules they were accused of breaching, sources have told BBC Sport.

The Athletic is reporting that the sanctions have not been decided but that the independent panel has reached its decision, finding the club guilty of all but one count.

Sources have also told BBC Sport a decision has been made in the case, and City have been found guilty of the majority of breaches.

The Premier League declined to comment. Asked if the report was correct, City did not comment either way.

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Services provided by state-owned telecoms operator Ethio Telecom have been completely cut, although those from the much smaller private firm Safaricom remain operational.

Internet monitoring group NetBlocks earlier posted on X that network data indicated a sub-national internet shutdown in northern Tigray.

Clashes between Tigrayan forces and their allies and Ethiopia's federal troops broke out on Wednesday, prompting heightened tension and reports of panic buying.

During the two-year civil which ended in 2022, Tigray was totally cut off from the outside world.

Limited access to cash, food and medicine pushed hundreds of thousands into famine-like conditions.

The BBC has contacted Ethiopian authorities for comment.

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