{"id":378564,"date":"2026-09-14T13:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ai-could-be-a-setback-to-global-civilisation-says-astrophysicist-martin-rees\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T13:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T12:00:25","slug":"ai-could-be-a-setback-to-global-civilisation-says-astrophysicist-martin-rees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ai-could-be-a-setback-to-global-civilisation-says-astrophysicist-martin-rees\/","title":{"rendered":"AI could be &#8216;a setback to global civilisation&#8217; says astrophysicist Martin Rees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/oJyOjTypxA4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"AI could be 'a setback to global civilisation' says astrophysicist Martin Rees\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oJyOjTypxA4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The boss of Anthropic, Dario Amodei has warned the race to develop the tech needs to slow down and be closely monitored, or else risk disaster. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Sky News astrophysicist Martin Rees said AI could &quot;any day now create a catastrophe&quot; and must be considered an immediate threat.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/ai-latest-anthropic-safety-warning-donald-trump-china-openai-sam-altman-artificial-intelligence-elon-musk-jacob-coxon-dario-amodei-13585257<\/p>\n<p>#ai #tech #anthropic #skynews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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