zoe conway, bbc news. about the dispute in the documentary amazon in coventry on bbc two at 9.00pm on thursday. as warnings go, this one sounds pretty alarming. we're being told artificial intelligence could lead to the extinction of humanity, by experts including the heads of 0penai and google deepmind. dozens have supported a statement published on the web page of the centre for al safety. the quote thatjumps out is "mitigating the risk of extinction from al should be a global priority alongside other societal—scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war". but some others say the fears are overblown. we can cross over live to glasgow and join our technology editor zoe kleinman to delve deeper into this story. what lies behind this dire warning? this is the latest in a series of warnings that have been issued by a number of people working in and around artificial intelligence. we are seeing an incredibly rapid pace of revolution. it is only six months ago that chatgpt was launched, the viral chat bot tha

zoe conway, bbc news.er winning enough votes in last night's second semifinal. our entertainment correspondent colin paterson sent this report from liverpool. fans flocking to the second eurovision semifinal. there are 16 countries competing for the final ten places in saturday's contest, and there are a lot of belgians. they will definitely go to the finals and will end up second. that's a confident and very specific prediction. absolutely. music. experts said this was by far the weaker of the two semis, but belgium's gustav did indeed prove to be particularly popular in the arena. greece's victor vanegas is only 16, but his khaki clothes brought back memories of steve irwin. # god, you're such a good writer. # oh, it's not me. # it's edgar. austria's tia and selena sang about the ghost of the gothic writer edgar allan poe. music. ..and the royalty rates writers receive from streaming services. # promise me it's gonna... while the frontman of australia's entry, voyager, daniel estrin, combines being a roc

zoe conway, bbc news.iphone 15 in september, and ahead of it, workers at the world's biggest iphone factory are getting a pay rise. live now to our asia business hub where mariko 0i has been following the story for us. it's not the first pay rise they got, is it? no, it's not. wouldn't we love to get so many pay rises? 0f to get so many pay rises? of course we are talking about taiwan —based fox, and its huge factory. up to 200,000 people work there. they have already raised worker benefits twice this month. basically because the company is really trying to retain those workers by offering bonuses and higher hourly pay but here is the catch. 0nly hourly pay but here is the catch. only if they stay 90 days at the factory. they also get a referral bonus by introducing friends and family members so it really goes to show how foxcom is keen to continue making those iphones in china despite its recent efforts to diversify to india and vietnam —— foxconn. production disruptions from strict covid—i9 restrictions

here's our employment correspondent, zoe conway.tary team captures the moment amazon workers went on strike for the very first time injanuary. over the last nine months, the gmb has recruited nearly 800 workers here in coventry. i support you all. ijust can't afford tojoin the union. you can! i have a husband who can't work. i have a son at school. and i cannot afford to live. along with demanding higher pay, they want the union to be recognised by amazon. that would mean the company would have to negotiate with them over pay and working conditions. you want the good news? the union believes the coventry warehouse employs 1,300 people and that a majority want to be represented by the union. they've applied for statutory recognition from an organisation known as the central arbitration committee. at its warehouse in dartford, the company has addressed the issue of recognition for the first time in an interview. but the truth is you are going to do everything in your power as a company to keep that union out, aren't you? we respect ou

zoe conway, bbc news. latest growth figures for the uk economy will be released at 7 o'clock. it comes after interest rates were raised to their highest level for 15 years yesterday. hannah's at a factory in wirral. it is all about construction. one of the many elements that contribute to the many elements that contribute to the economy that will be affected. yes, good morning. construction is a huge part of the economy and this here will be the roof, i am sorry, the floor that is being insulated of somebody�*s home. from this factory here, they build two houses a week and it takes them just about a day to install when they get it on site. if we come over here, this will be the roof of a building once it is put up. that will be the roof of somebody�*s home. this is a massive part of the economy. we will be getting gdp figures in an hour, gross domestic product that measures the value of all goods and services we make and sell across the uk. we are looking for growth because that means more money coming int

zoe conway, bbc news. behind you. lovely blue sky.— a glorious picture behind you. lovely blue sky. good morning. yesterday _ lovely blue sky. good morning. yesterday a _ lovely blue sky. good morning. yesterday a lot _ lovely blue sky. good morning. yesterday a lot of _ lovely blue sky. good morning. yesterday a lot of us _ lovely blue sky. good morning. yesterday a lot of us but - lovely blue sky. good morning. yesterday a lot of us but not. lovely blue sky. good morning. yesterday a lot of us but not all lovely blue sky. good morning. i yesterday a lot of us but not all of us had blue skies. the temperature reached 23 celsius. the next few days the temperature in parts of scotland will get even higher. looks like the peak will be today and tomorrow. what can we expect? between 23 and 26 degrees. push over towards the east where there is more cloud coming in from the north sea, that will suppress temperatures, especially on parts of the east coast where we may see a maximum of 13. today that is very much