The World This Week

Hamas releases 13 Israeli hostages, Netherlands and Argentina go far right, OpenAI saga


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Where does the four-day truce lead? Thirteen hostages have been released by Hamas this Friday. The deal had been in the offing all week. A truce for four days; a release of 50 hostages in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners being freed.

Also, how will Geert Wilders change the Netherlands? The country has a reputation as one of the most liberal societies in Europe, if not the whole world. So why did Dutch voters this week endorse the far-right candidate in the elections? Wilders was once thought of as a niche political act. It seems now he has taken centre stage.

Can Javier Milei's populism pay off? Argentina has a not-too-distant past peppered by the worst of far right extremism. Many still bear the scars, both physical and mental, of the military junta that fell only after losing the Falklands War in 1982. Memories of voters are clearly getting shorter as they voted in a far-right president (he calls himself an anarcho-capitalist).

What's behind the firing and rehiring of Sam Altman? OpenAI has taken on the aspect of a soap opera. The ins and outs have made headlines that have had business editors the world over shouting "stop the press". Our discussion now veers towards the future and how artificial intelligence will change it, and what role will be played by a certain Sam Altman.

Produced by Charles Wente, Guillaume Gougeon, Rebecca Gnignati and Louise Guibert.

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