{"id":379262,"date":"2026-09-16T16:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T15:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-ai-cant-be-stopped\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T16:00:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T15:00:48","slug":"why-ai-cant-be-stopped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-ai-cant-be-stopped\/","title":{"rendered":"Why AI can&#8217;t be stopped"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/CyPp9er-cGk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why AI can't be stopped\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CyPp9er-cGk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Why can\u2019t the AI race simply slow down or stop? <\/p>\n<p>Sky News technology correspondent Rowland Manthorpe examines the economics driving frontier AI and the growing competition between the US and China. <\/p>\n<p>Using Prozac and generic drugs as an analogy, he explains why AI companies may feel trapped in a race they cannot afford to leave.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters<br \/>\n00:00 &#8211; 01:22 What Prozac reveals about AI economics<br \/>\n01:24 &#8211; 01:55 Why frontier AI companies have to keep pushing<br \/>\n01:56 &#8211; 03:35 How cutting-edge AI becomes a commodity<br \/>\n03:36 &#8211; 04:16 The safety problem at the AI frontier<br \/>\n04:17 &#8211; 04:36 Trump, China and the AI arms race<br \/>\n04:36 &#8211; 05:36 How open models fuel AI competition<br \/>\n05:38 &#8211; 06:30 Why no one can afford to leave the race<\/p>\n<p>Latest AI news: 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 #artificalintelligence #technology #openai #anthropic <\/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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