Dr Ben Goertzel, CEO of the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance and founder of SingularityNet discusses AI cyberattacks in war and a new grants scheme to accelerate the emergence of human-level artificial general intelligence and ‘superintelligence’.

Plus, Happy birthday ChatGPT, National Trust picks 49 good causes to receive Sycamore Gap saplings, Australia passes world-first law banning under-16s from social media accounts.

Also in this episode:

• Rise of the dinosaurs from herbivores to carnivores
• Why has the University of Bath studied the sale of lone bananas as “sad singles”?
• Three-year-old ‘chef’ becomes viral TikTok sensation
• Judy Garland’s iconic ruby slippers go on display in London

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