{"id":335693,"date":"2026-04-17T18:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-it-time-to-tax-the-robots-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T18:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:00:28","slug":"is-it-time-to-tax-the-robots-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-it-time-to-tax-the-robots-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it Time to Tax the Robots? | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/A1RQKv5TUo8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Is it Time to Tax the Robots? | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A1RQKv5TUo8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Join the AI Decoded team as we examine Sam Altman\u2019s vision for an era of artificial superintelligence. 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