The Sunday 7 - Does AI put humans at risk of extinction? Plus, America’s Surgeon General wants warning labels on Social Media, why your Lettuce is trying to kill you, and life with a Third Thumb episode artwork

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The Sunday 7 - Does AI put humans at risk of extinction? Plus, America’s Surgeon General wants warning labels on Social Media, why your Lettuce is trying to kill you, and life with a Third Thumb

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The Smart 7 is an award winning daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week...With over 15 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day and the Sunday 7  won a Gold Award as “Best Conversation Starter” in the International Signal Podcast Awards If you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps...Today's episode includes the following guests:Guests Dame Wendy Hall - Professor of Computer Science Connor Leahy - CEO and Founder of ConjectureBaroness Beeban Kidran - Chair of the 5 Rights Organisation  Will Guyatt - The Smart 7’s Tech Guru Jim Winship - Director of the British Sandwich and Food to Go AssociationDr Sarah Pitt - Virologist at the University of BrightonMark Cukosky - Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University Tony Chen - Post Doctoral Researcher working on the Reach Bot projectDr Vivek Murthy - American’s Surgeon General  Dr Alok Patel  - ABC News Medical Contributor  Dani Clode - Collaborator at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of CambridgeLucy Dowdall - Co-author and team member at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of CambridgeEdwin Luschi - Head Keeper at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Nairobi  Contact us over at X or visit www.thesmart7.comPresented by Ciara Revins, written by Liam Thompson and produced by Daft Doris.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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