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Our AI future: have we lost control?

September 15, 2026
Our AI future: have we lost control?

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Artificial intelligence researcher Jacob Coxon (pictured), who quit AI firm Anthropic, has said people working on the technology were “genuinely frightened” by the speed of its advances and what they could mean for humanity.

Martin is joined by the BBC’s Graham Fraser and Joe Tidy to discuss the various ‘doomsday’ scenarios, and how the debate about AI data centres is playing out here at home.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk


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