AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio takes Trump to task on AI regulation | 7.30
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Yoshua Bengio is considered one of the three godfathers of artificial intelligence, and last year issued a sobering warning that it could pose a threat to humanity. But with AI models going rogue in recent months, he says there is now an urgent need for global regulation of the technology — despite the suggestion being firmly rejected by US President Donald Trump. Professor Bengio spoke with 7.30's Sarah Ferguson on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly summit in New York City. Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-23/yoshua-bengio-push-back-as-trump-rejects-ai-guardrails/107188562 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, clim
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