hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. coming up on al decoded, we'll be finding out why this man, the chief executive of tech giant nvidia, says we're on the brink of revolutionising robots through artificial intelligence. sport now... we will start with football and everton have sacked their manager sean dyche, the toffees have won just one of the last 11 games. sean dyche was appointed injanuary 11 games. sean dyche was appointed in january 2023 11 games. sean dyche was appointed injanuary 2023 and has kept the club in the top flight for the first two terms. in a statement the club said

the appointment to get a new manager is under way. leighton baines and seamus coleman are taking charge on an interim basis, starting with their fa cup match against peterborough. how strange is it to be asked to do this in these circumstances? it to do this in these circumstances? , ' circumstances? it is different but it's football, _ circumstances? it is different but it's football, the - circumstances? it is different but it's football, the players | but it's football, the players know how to play football, i have been coaching for long enough and the people around me are experienced as well so it's are experienced as well so it's a different day but it is what we do all the time anyway. what will our we do all the time anyway. what will your message _ we do all the time anyway. what will your message be _ we do all the time anyway. what will your message be to - we do all the time anyway. what will your message be to the - will your message be to the players? whether the manager was here or not this was always a game in the context of the season. we definitely want to stay in the competition, produce a bright, dynamic performance. the announcement was made hours before their game on thursday, we are coming up game on thursday, we are coming up to half—time at everton, the premier league side taking on

peterborough, it is 1—0 to everton, with 44 minutes on the clock. two other games in the fa cup. watford equalising six minutes later. graham potter villa, which is the main focus. but my i later. ences, if you can villa, which is the main focus. but my i later. graham you can villa, which is the main focus. but my i later. graham potter1 looks forward to a big minutes later. graham potter looks forward to a big challenge after being confirmed as the new west ham manager. he challenge after being confirmed as the new west ham manager. he takes over from the manager was takes over from the manager was sacked on wednesday after six sacked on wednesday after six months in charge, potter signed months in charge, a contract with the club, the sacked on wednesday after six months in char the club, the former brighton and chelsea boss takes over with west ham 14th in the premier league. premier league. there is expectation, demands, 14th in the premier league. there is expectation, demands, a recent history of success, a recent history of success, and that's what we want to work and that's what we want to work towards, it is the first day, towards, it is the first day, so my focus is on meeting the players and trying to prepare and that's what we want to work towards, it trying irst day, for a game in the third round and that's what we want to work towards, it trying irs prepare players and trying to prepare for a game in the third round of the fa cup against aston of the fa cup against aston villa, which is the main focus. villa, which is the main focus.

but my experiences, if you can but my experiences, if you can build a team that is recognisable on the pitch, the supporters identify with and are watching, you can get enjoy watching, you can get that caused a

news, they have also caused a number of sporting cancellations as well with the nhl game postponed on wednesday. nfl is also paying and for the first time of 2025, close attention to the impact it is time for al decodet paying wednesday. nfl is also paying close attention to the impact of the fires on the wild card of the fires on the wild card play—off game against the play—off game against the minnesota vikings, scheduled minnesota vikings, scheduled for monday. in a statement, the for monday. in a statement, the league said phoenix would be league said phoenix would be the alternative venue if the the alternative venue if the wildfires force a relocation of wildfires force of the game. wildfires force a relocation of the game-— wildfires force a relocation of the game. wildfires force a relocation of the game-— the game. our thoughts and ra ers the game. our thoughts and prayers are _ the game. our thoughts and the game. our thoughts and ra ers the game. our thoughts and prayers are _ the game. our thoughts and prayers are with _ prayers are with _ the game. our thoughts and prayers are with you - the game. our thoughts and prayers are with you all- the game. our thoughts and prayers are with you all and | the game. our thoughts and i prayers are with you all and we would like to really give a the game. our thoughts and prayers are with you - the game. our thoughts and prayers are with you all- the game. our thoughts and prayers are with you all and | the game. our thoughts and i prayers are with you all and we would like to really give a shout out to all the first shout out to all the first responders, firefighters, responders, firefighters, everybody putting themselves in everybody putting themselves in harm's way to get things right. harm's way to get things right. you guys are our heroes, we are you guys are our heroes, we are thinking of you as we speak. thinking of you as we speak. that is all your support for that is all your support for now. now. you are watching the context. you are watching the context. and for the first time of 2025, and for the first time of 2025, it is time for al decoded. it is time for al decoded.

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it is not so much about what he has developed so far, perhaps we don't yet know where ai is going, but more about what he said about its potential, you might remember last year he said there will come a point where nojob is needed, you can have a job if you want one for personal satisfaction, but ai will do everything, and when you consider where he fits now within the trump administration, that is quite a serious proposition. it absolutely is but i think elon musk is a wild card, when we think about his impact on the future of ai, because he believes in the existential risk of ai, he believes genuinely that it can pose a threat to civilisation itself, the ai can perhaps take over our infrastructure, electricity grid, shut them down, many people could die as a result, proper rogue sci—fi ai, and this is something he has talked

about for a number of years, so that makes me wonder that although he is in the trump administration now and he has a vested interest in allowing light regulation for al to allow his own companies to thrive, i would allow his own companies to thrive, iwould not allow his own companies to thrive, i would not be surprised, if he is whispering in trump's here to stay policy a bit, it might also be towards putting in safety standards because he does seem to care about it. �* ., because he does seem to care about it. �* . ., , a about it. but that would buck the trend _ about it. but that would buck the trend somewhat - about it. but that would buck the trend somewhat because| the trend somewhat because although you have professor hinton warning that he wants developers to come together to implement these shared safety protocols, yet when you look at what is happening on social media, what we have heard about meta, they are steering away from regulation, in fact since bletchley park we have had no regulation. trio bletchley park we have had no regulation-— regulation. no regulation in north america, _ regulation. no regulation in north america, we - regulation. no regulation in north america, we have - regulation. no regulation in| north america, we have the regulation. no regulation in - north america, we have the eu ai north america, we have the eu al act_ north america, we have the eu al act in— north america, we have the eu ai act in europe. so what we

are seeing _ ai act in europe. so what we are seeing is actually a divide in the — are seeing is actually a divide in the world, some countries and — in the world, some countries and regions like to have regulation, others don't, the bil regulation, others don't, the big question is, will regulation hinder or help innovation?— regulation hinder or help innovation? that is a really interesting _ innovation? that is a really interesting point _ innovation? that is a really interesting point about - innovation? that is a really interesting point about the | interesting point about the fragmentation because mark zuckerberg announced earlier this week about the shutting down of his fact checking operations but that only applies to us users, so the rest of the world that uses facebook will see it in a different way to how americans do. 50 different way to how americans do, ,, ., , different way to how americans do. ,, ., , . different way to how americans do. , . . ., ~ do. so will we see a patchwork of regulation. _ do. so will we see a patchwork of regulation, then? _ do. so will we see a patchwork of regulation, then? in - do. so will we see a patchwork of regulation, then? in europe| of regulation, then? in europe and in some parts of the world, we might not see it in china? it is like a global experiment, so you — it is like a global experiment, so you will see which regions have — so you will see which regions have a — so you will see which regions have a better track record at stopping _ have a better track record at stopping hate speech all the incitement of violence or circulating terrorist videos, which — circulating terrorist videos, which ones may benefit from this regulation, we can see all this regulation, we can see all this playing out in real time over— this playing out in real time over the _ this playing out in real time over the course of 2025. when gd pr came — over the course of 2025. when gd pr came out _ over the course of 2025. when gd pr came out in _ over the course of 2025. when

gd pr came out in 2018, - gd pr came out in 2018, facebook and other tech companies implemented it globally, even though it was just targeted at europe, people are now saying with a new european regulations, actually, maybe these companies will only apply them to europe and not to the us. �* . . ., the us. but we have heard that donald trump _ the us. but we have heard that donald trump will _ the us. but we have heard that donald trump will roll - the us. but we have heard that donald trump will roll back - the us. but we have heard that donald trump will roll back joe | donald trump will roll backjoe biden's policy on al, the federal order.— biden's policy on al, the federal order. ., ., ., federal order. that would not sur - rise federal order. that would not surprise me. _ federal order. that would not surprise me, that _ federal order. that would not surprise me, that is - federal order. that would not surprise me, that is in - federal order. that would not surprise me, that is in the i surprise me, that is in the remit _ surprise me, that is in the remit of— surprise me, that is in the remit of the president to do that — there are so many way in which this technology is going to change and order our lives. the new york times had a write—up just before christmas on google's new ai agent, it is known mariner. it works a little bit like an online concierge service, but much more powerful than anything we have seen before. in fact, so sophisticated is it that the chatbot will become semi autonomous with you somewhere in the loop. so you will be able to set it to work, arranging the weekly shop, or maybe the more menial tasks at work, it will scour

the internet for your holidays or online shopping. maybe it sorts out your self—assessment form. in short, it is going to be much closer to a universal online assistant. and a lot of tech companies are pushing this idea of ai agents being the next big thing. one reason they are doing that is because it has been difficult for businesses to measure the return on investment that they are spending on al, how is it helping their bottom line? with agents, there may be an easier way to measure the success of the ai service they are buying from the likes of microsoft or google. i am sceptical about how useful these agents will actually be, how successful they will be, largely because ai already makes mistakes, it hallucinate, as the term is. what happens when ai makes mistakes when it takes an action like booking an appointment for you or

resolving customer service inquiry? resolving customer service inuui ? ~ ., ., . inquiry? would it do that? the moment you — inquiry? would it do that? the moment you have _ inquiry? would it do that? the moment you have to _ inquiry? would it do that? the moment you have to pay - inquiry? would it do that? the moment you have to pay for i moment you have to pay for something, if it has pink out pink shoes rather than read, that's when you get in the middle of it, there will presumably be some safeguards. the ideas there is a vision when _ the ideas there is a vision when you _ the ideas there is a vision when you don't have to do tasks, _ when you don't have to do tasks, your virtual assistant witt— tasks, your virtual assistant will do _ tasks, your virtual assistant will do them, you become the executive _ will do them, you become the executive of your own life. when _ executive of your own life. when you have to press buttons online, it will do that for you. if online, it will do that for ou. ., , . you. if it involves handing over your _ you. if it involves handing over your credit _ you. if it involves handing over your credit card - you. if it involves handing i over your credit card details, it would _ over your credit card details, it would not do that bit, because that is the point that parmy— because that is the point that parmy is— because that is the point that parmy is raising, a massive liability, _ parmy is raising, a massive liability, imagine the computer orders — liability, imagine the computer orders you millions of dollars worth— orders you millions of dollars worth of— orders you millions of dollars worth of groceries, how would you even — worth of groceries, how would you even tell the grocery store that was — you even tell the grocery store that was an accident and get your— that was an accident and get your money back? so the risk for fraud _ your money back? so the risk for fraud in— your money back? so the risk for fraud in all of this and accidents is huge.-

accidents is huge. and a security _ accidents is huge. and a security risk _ accidents is huge. and a security risk is _ accidents is huge. and a security risk is also - accidents is huge. and a security risk is also a i accidents is huge. and a - security risk is also a reason why open ai has been slow to introduce its own version of agents because of a prompt injection attack where you could type something into a prompt and because of business connecting these agents to their database, 1527 00:12