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Nov 2023
10m 27s

Governments dip into AI regulation

Financial Times
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial is set to wrap up today, eurozone inflation fell to its lowest level for more than two years, and Odey Asset Management is to close after allegations of sexual assault and harassment against its founder. Plus, global political leaders and tech executives will gather in the UK next week to discuss risks of artificial intelligence. 


Mentioned in this podcast:

He said, they said: Sam Bankman-Fried jury weighs duelling accounts of FTX’s downfall

Eurozone inflation falls more than expected to 2.9%

Odey Asset Management to close after sexual assault allegations against founder

How Sunak’s Bletchley Park summit aims to shape global AI safety


The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Monica Lopez, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. 


Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com



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