and something that the wta can point to as they try and bring about this goal of equal prize money. but the wta chief executive knows that there will be criticism in some quarters, although the players have either been supportive or not spoken out against it for the most part. he knows he will have to justify his decision and his argument is that by going to riyadh, tennis is supporting growth and improvement and change across the region. staying with tennis news... third—seeded dan evans is out of the atp tour event in marrakech. the british player and world number 42 was beaten in straight sets by the defending champion roberto carballes baena. the spaniard moves into the quarterfinals. rafael nadal has withdrawn from the upcoming monte carlo masters where the 22—time grand slam winner was expected to make his atp tour comeback. writing on the social media platform x, nadal said, "unfortu nately i have to tell you that i am not going to be "playing in monte carlo. "my body simply won't allow me." the 37—year—old, who has said he expects to retire after the 2024 season, returned to competition in brisbane in january after almost a year sidelined with a hip flexor injury, but has not played an atp event since. 0 nto onto cricket. england's women will look to complete a clean sweep of their one day international series against new zealand on sunday after a 56—run win in hamilton. opener tammy beaumont top—scored for england with 81 from 96 balls, while amyjones added 48 to take england to 252 all out from 49 overs. in reply, new zealand's brooke halliday and izzy gaze shared a 100—run partnership for the fifth wicket, but three wickets for nat sciver—brunt saw the kiwis bowled out for 196. as an opening better, you always want more, nothing in particular the situation i was in, i needed to play that senior role and that a lot longer. unfortunately we got some like amyjones in detail. we have me getting out did not actually cost too much drama, itjust meant that somebody else got an opportunity to score some runs, and i thought she batted beautifully. several riders have been taken to hospital after a mass crash on the fourth stage of the tour of the basque country. among those hurt were reigning tour de france championjonas vingegaard, who broke a collarbone and several ribs. the world time trial champion remco evenepoel also broke his collarbone and the olympic time trial champion primoz roglic. the stage resumed with the breakaway allowed to ride to the line. the race will continue with stage five on friday. you would imagine the swimmers tonight will find their way into the pool in a slightly more elegant manner than a french diver today. at the opening of the olympic aquatics centre in paris, alexis jandard — on the right of the three — lost his grip on the board atjust the wrong moment. he said afterwards, "thanks for the support! "for your information, my back is fine, but my ego?" ican i can tell you chelsea are 2—0, palmer of the penalty in that one. connor gallagher with a goal in the fourth minute. 1—0 for liverpool over shifted united. fourth minute. 1—0 for liverpool overshifted united. i fourth minute. 1—0 for liverpool over shifted united. iam fourth minute. 1—0 for liverpool over shifted united. i am off to practice my diving —— sheffield united. i want to pick up on of the stories. not the diving! saudi arabia will host the wta finals — that's the women's tennis association — for the next three years, with a record prize money on offer, $15.25 million. the event will be the highest—profile tennis tournament held in the country. this year's finals will take place from 2—9 november in riyadh. saudi arabia has been accused of using events such as this to "sportswash" its reputation amid accusations of violating human rights and restricting women's lives and freedom of speech. joining me now is tennis journalist ben rothenberg. thanks very much for coming on the programme. thanks very much for coming on the programme-— programme. thank you for having. sto what programme. thank you for having. step what was _ programme. thank you for having. stop what was your _ programme. thank you for having. stop what was your reaction, - programme. thank you for having. stop what was your reaction, what | stop what was your reaction, what did you make of this decision? not a big surprise. there's been a drumbeat about this for about a year that saudi arabia was closing in on this event and it was possibly going to happen last year. the wta has been scrabbling a bit, really. they had this deal that started in 2019 that was supposed be ten year deal to host their year—end championships, their signature events, in china, but the coronavirus pandemic and then chinese financial issues after that really cratered that plan. they only got one year, one edition of that tournament of the original ten, so ever since then they've been playing catch—up and scribble for options. they had a few playful turbans that happened in mexico, so the saudi offer and the money it offers instability offers on a not a lot of offers were on the table was attracted to them. interesting, so the finances. _ attracted to them. interesting, so the finances, the _ attracted to them. interesting, so the finances, the fact _ attracted to them. interesting, so the finances, the fact that - attracted to them. interesting, so the finances, the fact that this - the finances, the fact that this offer is simply way better than anything else on the table is clearly a motivating factor, what about the criticism? if you look at women's rights in the country, it's pretty stark. women's rights in the country, it's pretty stark-— women's rights in the country, it's pretty stark. absolutely, and that's a hue, pretty stark. absolutely, and that's a huge. very _ pretty stark. absolutely, and that's a huge. very valid _ pretty stark. absolutely, and that's a huge, very valid criticism - pretty stark. absolutely, and that's a huge, very valid criticism made i pretty stark. absolutely, and that's| a huge, very valid criticism made by cosplayers like chris everett and martina navratilova. the wta very where of that —— past players. it flies in the weight of their history of feminism, to say they're going to go in the saudi arabia, to try to make it a better place there, and it's a question of how much this tennis tournament can actually meaningfully change the culture and how much saudi arabia is willing to change its own culture to make concessions to host sporting is like wta, especially because wta, it's a women's, leading women's sporting organisation in the road, and was founded by lesbians, frankly, and has a large of the world, and was founded by lesbians, frankly, and has a large of ebt presence on tour, publicly -- lgbt —— lgbt presence... if the wta can effect meaningful change for saudi arabia and lgbt people there, they can see that as he could win, but it can see that as he could win, but it can also be seen as an currently naive to think that a tennis tournament can meaningfully affect change. but it could. if saudi arabia wants to make it's of attractive to worlds porting opportunities, it could change things for those cynical reasons, but they could be good changes. thank you so much for coming on the programme. thank you so much for coming on the programme-— thousands of people are to be offered a blood test for dementia, in a new trial to be run by memory clinics across the uk. the hope is that diagnosing people earlier will mean better support and more effective drug treatments. here's our medical editor fergus walsh. alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, is caused by the gradual build—up of rogue proteins in the brain. it can take 20 years before symptoms emerge. very few patients ever have a specialist brain scan or spinal lumbar puncture to confirm this. but could diagnosis be done via a blood test? that's what scientists at the university of oxford and university college london are trying to discover. lucy is a healthy volunteer in this study. her mother had dementia. she was relatively old. she was in her 80s when it started, and she died at 97. but her last few years were really mired by the disease. what's your first language? english. over the next five years, around 5,000 people will take part in research assessing blood biomarker tests at more than 50 memory clinics across the uk. if a reliable blood test for alzheimer's is eventually approved by the nhs, it would transform diagnosis and mean that people could be screened for dementia in their 50s, long before symptoms emerge. the studies will aim to include people from diverse backgrounds and ethnicities, so a wide cross—section of society is represented. what's unique about these projects is the fact that we're going to roll them out across multiple centres in the uk to really make them accessible to people who are attending day—to—day in memory clinics. but once we have that data and we understand if these tests are effective, absolutely, the next stage could be could they be used for screening in the community and primary care at an earlier age? new drug treatments may soon be licensed which can slow down the progress of early stage alzheimer's, so rapid, accurate diagnosis will be more important than ever. fergus walsh, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you are watching the context. it is time for our new weekly segment, ai decoded. welcome to ai decoded, that time of the week when we look in depth at some of the most eye—catching stories in the world of artificial intelligence. we begin with the guardian, who say, according to israeli intelligence sources, israel's military has been using an ai tool known as lavender to identify hamas targets across gaza. israel has rejected this and has released a statement which reads, "the idf does not use an artificial intelligence system that identifies terrorist operatives." next, we have an opinion piece in the new statesman — "why men shouldn't control artificial intelligence". it asks whether existential anxiety about al is just patriarchy�*s fear of itself. in a few minutes, we see a robot called sophia respond to a question about how ai can come up with a road map to a more equitable society. the ft reports the us and uk have signed a landmark agreement on artificial intelligence, becoming the first countries to formally co—operate on how to test and assess risks from emerging ai models. in the wall streetjournal, is the internet big enough to satisfy the huge appetite for data the world's leading ai companies need to grow? the times reports more than 200 musicians are asking technology companies to stop using their songs to train artificial intelligence models. artists like billie eilish and rem are warning their "music ecosystem" is at risk of destruction. and finally, are you ready for your fast food to be cooked by robots? a us convenience chain says it's installed an ai—powered robotic system to give customers "fully customisable fried chicken, french fries and other menu items." we'll show you that later. with me is stephanie hare, who's an technology author and ai commentator. stephanie, great to have you as always. should we start with the very sobering story on the front of the guardian newspaper? yes, very sobering story on the front of the guardian newspaper?- very sobering story on the front of the guardian newspaper? yes, so we are lookin: the guardian newspaper? yes, so we are looking at — the guardian newspaper? yes, so we are looking at a _ the guardian newspaper? yes, so we are looking at a new— the guardian newspaper? yes, so we are looking at a new frontier - the guardian newspaper? yes, so we are looking at a new frontier in the i are looking at a new frontier in the field of warfare, which is, and it must be said the is really defence forces denied this story, but in the story, which claims to site six intelligence officers who have all used a called lavender to identify human targets, and that's not particular he knew was that of the idf has been using ai particular he knew was that of the idf has been using al to identify buildings and structures, this new system is called lavender, and rather than buildings, they are going after humans. who's responsible? he was making these decisions? is there proper human oversight? the order don't make article would —— the article suggests not... they are approving targets the area was decided for assassination. imill decided for assassination. will raise some — decided for assassination. will raise some eyebrows, certainly. just want to bring the response quoted in the guardian newspaper from the israeli army. the idf does not use... information systems are merely tools. let's move onto the front of the new statesman. this is one of those headlines, isn't it? it's strong enough, but the new sub headline there... stephanie, talk us through this. as a stephanie, talk us through this. is a feminist, this was a particular enjoyable article to read, with my british sense of fair play, i had to say, are we really saying ai would be better designed if it was only designed by women or left—handed or americans versus peruvians? we have to ask what this article is arguing for. it says projection is a mental process by which people should be to others what they would actually do themselves, so when you have a bunch of male billionaires, the article argues, not me, i should say, worrying about essential risk and domination, the author makes the analogy that is because in elon musk would do orjeff bezos or mark zuckerberg would do, but it's not necessarily what all of us would do and hopefully nominate a diverse inclusive team would do. so it's really a call for diversity.- really a call for diversity. that's really a call for diversity. that's real psychology. _ really a call for diversity. that's real psychology, isn't _ really a call for diversity. that's real psychology, isn't it? - really a call for diversity. that's i real psychology, isn't it? basically going inside the brains of these people who are in charge and what they're most scared of its projection of their biggest weaknesses, and so therefore it is domination. you've made the caveat is not you. where'd you stand on that as a theory? presumably you support diversity of the people making these big decisions? yes. support diversity of the people making these big decisions? yes, not in the clinically _ making these big decisions? yes, not in the clinically correct, _ making these big decisions? yes, not in the clinically correct, woke - making these big decisions? yes, not in the clinically correct, woke way - in the clinically correct, woke way that people might get nervous about. i am looking at it from the perspective of the gc h0, more diverse teams perform better than monocultural teams, because they see the world differently in the domain of cybersecurity, keeping country safe, you need different perspective to it and if i risk, so it's a danger tojust have to it and if i risk, so it's a danger to just have groupthink. iii. danger to 'ust have groupthink. ic. we danger tojust have groupthink. ic. we know what the article thinks, we now know what you think, should we see what ai thinks? bloomberg did a series where they asked and ai robot sophia a series of questions. one of them was how to make nai system more equitable, potentially. let's take a listen. can ai come up with a road map — not just with a goal but with a road map — for a more equitable society? ai definitely has the potential- to contribute to a more equitable society, but it requires a collective effort - and the inclusion of. diverse perspectives. we need to set ambitious goals for al that prioritise _ issues like housing, _ global fairness and climate impact. a road map can guide us - towards achieving these goals and ensuring that al serves the greater good. - stephanie, i don't want to say you can be replaced, but that sounded like your answer! it can be replaced, but that sounded like your answer!— can be replaced, but that sounded like your answer! it might be trade off of my book! — like your answer! it might be trade off of my book! good _ like your answer! it might be trade off of my book! good point. - like your answer! it might be trade off of my book! good point. goodl off of my book! good point. good oint. off of my book! good point. good point- let's _ off of my book! good point. good point. let's move _ off of my book! good point. good point. let's move to _ off of my book! good point. good point. let's move to something l point. let's move to something potentially really important. we have been following legislation, attempt at regulation. the us... this is in the ft. what's this about? i this is in the ft. what's this about? ., , , ., , this is in the ft. what's this about? ., , , , , about? i love this story because it's all about _ about? i love this story because it's all about how— about? i love this story because it's all about how the _ about? i love this story because it's all about how the us - about? i love this story because it's all about how the us and . about? i love this story becausej it's all about how the us and uk always want to be the first at having safety summit, and the first to agree they are going to test ai, but then you ask to go into the article and the united states a! safety summit has done no work on this since the summit we had back in november, so they are signing lots of stuff, nobody is doing anything. they don't have the budget or the staff yet. i am sure the us has other things open on, so we can feel this is helpful, but are we reassured? i would say the jury still out on this but it's still exciting to seek countries committing to it and other governments will watch. the committing to it and other governments will watch. the idea is, i was at bletchley _ governments will watch. the idea is, i was at bletchley park _ governments will watch. the idea is, i was at bletchley park for _ governments will watch. the idea is, i was at bletchley park for the - governments will watch. the idea is, i was at bletchley park for the uk - i was at bletchley park for the uk and the exciting announcements and the great and the good were there, and the idea was rather that private companies develop all this a! on their own, they will handed over so that the governments, government people, can i have a look inside and check it is actually safer some is that right?— that right? yes, and the idea is the us news to — that right? yes, and the idea is the us news to be _ that right? yes, and the idea is the us news to be involved, _ that right? yes, and the idea is the us news to be involved, not - that right? yes, and the idea is the us news to be involved, notjust i that right? yes, and the idea is the| us news to be involved, notjust the uk, because most big ai companies are american full we have to acknowledge china is not anywhere involved in this agreement, nor was it involved with the summons very much, and that is an ai superpower. no resting on laurels when it comes to ai no resting on laurels when it comes to a! safety. has no resting on laurels when it comes to al safety-— to ai safety. as a principal, do you think this model _ to ai safety. as a principal, do you think this model is _ to ai safety. as a principal, do you think this model is going - to ai safety. as a principal, do you think this model is going to be - think this model is going to be enough? because you're sceptical of resources and time spent on it so far, but let's presume that that does all, and the agreements continue and they were to get there for some is it enough to warn off potential worst downsides of ai? i would argue, no. we've got the eu ai act coming on. the finalising of th