the ceo and co founder of openai, the company behind the artificial intelligence tool chatgpt has been testifying before us congress for the first time. sam altman says the technology has the potential, to revolutionise how people work, shop and interact. us lawmakers have been questioning him , both about the huge benefits the technology can bring and the threat artificial intelligence could pose for humanity. in march, elon musk and other tech leaders published an open letter calling for the development of ai systems to be paused. before we go any further a quick explainer about artificial intelligence. ai allows computers and systems the think in a more human way. it uses problem solving skills based on information that it can access. openai is the name of the company at the centre of the senate hearing. it s run by sam altman and was founded with one billion dollars of support from silicon valley investors. open ai is behind chatgpt which at the heart of the s
welcome to the program. in iceland european leaders are talking about how to support ukraine and how to manage migration. we ll have the very latest live. also on the programme. we look at the threat of ai artificial intelligence. politicians in the us are trying work out what to do about it. also in the us president biden is in talks right now to try to make sure the country can pay its bills, the so called debt ceiling looms. and five men are found guilty of a huge jewel heist in germany. we head into the world of art theives and priceless artefacts. first to the summit in reyjavik in iceland. these are live pictures that you can see the crowd there for the playing music, it seems a musical interlude right now for the over the last hour we have seen european leaders stand up we have seen european leaders stand up and give speeches and crucially give ongoing commitment to support and stand by ukraine. the technicalities, this is a meeting of the council of europe and h
party. this man donated more than £630,000, oralmost $800,000, to party. this man donated more than £630,000, or almost $800,000, to the party between 2014 at 2020. some of his companies were alleged to be involved in a scheme to move money from one of the richest oligarchs out of britain. he is not subject to any criminal action and denies wrongdoing. 0rdered an 0be for businesses and services and in philanthropy, he has been a major donor with access to senior party leaders. 0ne been a major donor with access to senior party leaders. one of mr brandy s companies is the famous design brand, the conrad shop. it s not involved in this case, it has raised questions about some of his overseas interests. those questions began when the national crime agency investigated a family living in these opulent apartments in london s regents park. the family had an old associate of mr moran date. last year a court ruled the mca can seize more than £5 million from his family. it had been
also on the programme. lucy letby goes on trial accused of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of ten others at a hospital in chester. she pleads not guilty. in aberdeen nicola sturegon tells the snp that the economic case for scottish independence will be published in a week s time. and how councils across the uk are supporting warm hubs where people can keep snug at a time of rising energy bills. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, there s a premature end to the w series season. the championship for female drivers scraps its last three races because of financial reasons. good evening. parts of ukraine have suffered the biggest bombardment by russian forces since the early weeks of the conflict. more than 80 missiles have struck both industrial and civilian buildings. it s the first time the capital kyiv has been targeted in months. president putin says the strikes on ukraine are retaliation for saturday s attack on a key bridge linkin