Newsnight S46 E126 - AI 'Human Extinction' Warning

Newsnight

Newsnight S46 E126 - AI 'Human Extinction' Warning
Feb 06, 2026 50 min News Movies
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As the government tells the UK's AI safety institute to refocus on defence, we hear from a godfather of AI who tells Newsnight: "the worst case scenario is human extinction". Plus, one year into Starmer's premiership, and with Oasis back on stage, can Britain rediscover the swagger and optimism of 1997's Britpop summer?

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