'We may have built nukes with opinions': Shorten's AI fears | 7.30

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Former Labor leader Bill Shorten says the development of AI needs to be slowed down, saying he’s concerned AI may not “make decisions in the best interest of humanity”. Former Liberal defence minister Christopher Pyne agrees, saying we may have “created the means of the human race's destruction”. They talk to 7.30’s Jacob Greber. 7.30 is the ABC's flagship current affairs program, delivering original journalism, exclusive investigations, in-depth analysis and interviews on the major issues affecting Australia and the world. With on-the-ground reporting from ABC journalists across every state and territory and around the world, 7.30 has the latest on politics, policy, the economy, cost of living, housing, health, climate and energy, national security and global affairs. Presented by Sarah Ferguson, 7.30 scrutinises the decisions and actions of politicians, business leaders and other powerful institutions through rigorous interviews and investigations. Watch full episodes of 7.3

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