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August 19, 2023 Robot Sophia: 'Not a thing' could stop a robot takeover | Talk to Al Jazeera
As AI-driven robots become more intelligent and more autonomous, could they also become powerful or harmful?

The robot named Sophia was created in 2016 by the Hong Kong-based company Hanson Robotics.

Sophia’s AI technology has surpassed a simple combination of science and engineering. She has also become an innovation ambassador for the United Nations.

But what should we humans expect as we begin to accept the presence of AI robots in our everyday life?

Sophia talks to Al Jazeera.

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August 12, 2023 Yoshua Bengio: Democracy is not safe in an AI world | Talk to Al Jazeera
Yoshua Bengio's work in the 1990s and 2000s has contributed to the foundations of chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard.

Today, Bengio is one of the biggest voices warning the world about the necessity of having control and regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

He testified before a United States congressional hearing, warning that the frantic pace of AI development, in the wrong hands, could be used to create biological weapons.

So, is AI an existential threat to humanity? Or is it a tool that will transform our lives for the better?

Computer Scientist Yoshua Bengio talks to Al Jazeera.

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August 05, 2023 Tracie Hall: What's behind the rapid surge in book banning in the US? | Talk to Al Jazeera
Many regard the United States as a superpower. Yet more than 13 percent of adults in the country cannot read or write above third-grade level. That’s the same as an eight-year-old.

Censorship of library books is also on the rise.

The American Library Association reported a record number of demands to censor books last year. The more than 1,600 contested titles address mainly race and gender issues.

With more calls for censorship, the issue has become increasingly politicised. So will the "land of the free" remain so for readers?

Tracie Hall, the executive director of the American Library Association, talks to Al Jazeera.

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26 min
July 22, 2023 Edo Richard and Craig Ritchie: Are Alzheimer's drugs false hope? | Talk to Al Jazeera
Dementia affects 55 million people worldwide, and its most common form, Alzheimer's, accounts for about 70 percent of all cases.

At the Alzheimer's Association International Conference, the largest congress advocating dementia science, held in Amsterdam this month, a pharmaceutical company disclosed details of its trials of a new drug: donanemab.

The American company, Eli Lilly, expects the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to decide by the end of 2023 whether to approve what it is calling a "breakthrough" drug.

But is this medication the best way forward? Or does it just supply cash flow for the pharmaceutical industry?

Leading dementia scientists Edo Richard and Craig Ritchie talk to Al Jazeera.

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26 min
July 15, 2023 Dr Dimie Ogoina: Is mpox health emergency over in the Global South? | Talk to Al Jazeera
In 2017 in Nigeria, Dr Dimie Ogoina diagnosed the world’s first known case of mpox in nearly 40 years. He rang the alarm bells, but the world refused to listen.

Five years later, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern.

As the crisis unfolded, Ogoina’s observations became critical to developing strategies to prevent and control the outbreak.

In May this year, the WHO ended the mpox health emergency after 10 months, but is it over in the Global South?

Dr Dimie Ogoina talks to Al Jazeera.

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July 08, 2023 Devora Kestel: More women attempt suicide, more men die by it | Talk to Al Jazeera
What the United Nations describes as "a state of mental well-being" is crucial for our socioeconomic development.

Despite an increasing acknowledgement of the critical role mental health plays in our lives, sufferers of mental health conditions are often stigmatised and discriminated against.

For more than 25 years, Devora Kestel, who leads mental health efforts at the World Health Organization (WHO), has been one of the loudest voices in the field, implementing and advising governments on policies related to mental health systems.

So what are the consequences of inadequate mental health policies?

Devora Kestel, the Director of Mental Health and Substance Use at the WHO, talks to Al Jazeera.

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25 min
July 01, 2023 Eliud Kipchoge and Faith Kipyegon: Kenyan sporting legends | Talk to Al Jazeera
Kenya is known for its geography, wildlife and rich culture.

It is also home to some of the world's best athletes.

It is the country with the most Olympic medals in Africa, 113 since it first participated at the Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956.

But what are the sacrifices and challenges Kenyan athletes face to become sporting legends?

Kenya’s own Eliud Kipchoge and Faith Kipyegon talk to Al Jazeera.

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26 min
June 24, 2023 MIT chancellor: Has higher education become elitist and racist? | Talk to Al Jazeera
As the United States Supreme Court considers the role of race in college admissions, we explore the many challenges facing education with the first African American woman to lead one of the world's highest-ranked institutions.

The alumni and faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been awarded 100 Nobel prizes.

But how is it dealing with diversity and equal opportunity?

Melissa Nobles, chancellor of MIT, talks to Al Jazeera.

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June 17, 2023 Chile's justice minister: Pinochet-era wounds must remain visible | Talk to Al Jazeera
Augusto Pinochet’s military coup in 1973 was followed by 17 years of systematic human rights violations and the disappearance of some 1,500 Chileans who have never been found.

Relatives say they must find their remains to end their long mourning period. Many of them have died waiting.

As in many countries where the armed forces have committed atrocities against civilians, those who know where the remains of their victims were buried or destroyed have been reluctant to cooperate.

But the Chilean government is heading an ambitious plan to achieve justice.

Luis Cordero Vega, Chile’s minister of justice and human rights, talks to Al Jazeera.

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25 min
June 10, 2023 Pakistan's FM: 'We're at the fork in the road towards democracy' | Talk to Al Jazeera
Pakistan’s geopolitical location seems to offer it vast economic opportunities. But in a region long troubled by political instability, the challenges are also formidable. And the conflicts are not just external.

International cooperation seems critical if Pakistan is to successfully confront its crises.

The country's top diplomat, who took the job in April last year, comes from a family with a long political history. He is the son of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was killed on December 27, 2007.

We caught up with him during his most recent diplomatic mission in Baghdad.

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari talks to Al Jazeera.

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