CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 20 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:
DAVID SPEERS, HOST:Prime Minister, thanks for talking to us here in Silicon Valley.
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good to be with you and what a fantastic venue to be at.
SPEERS:Look, it is, and you've just met Tim Cook here at Apple, where we are. He's one of the tech leaders who last week joined others in urgently calling for a slowdown in the development of artificial intelligence. I'm just wondering how you are approaching this issue, particularly the concerns over the past week or so. Do you share fears that AI could end humanity or do you think some of this is overblown?
PRIME MINISTER:Of course there are significant risks and the fac...