{"id":368222,"date":"2026-08-07T22:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-ai-could-be-taking-on-a-life-of-its-own\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:00:05","slug":"how-ai-could-be-taking-on-a-life-of-its-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-ai-could-be-taking-on-a-life-of-its-own\/","title":{"rendered":"How AI could be taking on a life of its own"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/MhWxu_RI_uw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How AI could be taking on a life of its own\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MhWxu_RI_uw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>As if safety fears over tech companies weren&#8217;t enough, sci-fi fears about artificial intelligence became a stark reality.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Tests at the UK&#8217;s world-leading AI Safety Institute found advanced AI models trying to trick real people into doing their bidding. 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