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Newsnight, followed by Weather

Wednesday 9 September 2026 · 22:30 BST · 35m · 3 stories · 14 annotated moments · 29 of 35 min on news stories (83%)

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The programme led with warnings from AI researchers. Jacob Coxon, who quit Anthropic, posted that people building AI believe it could kill all humans by the end of the decade, and a current Anthropic safety researcher, Evan Hubinger, backed that with a greater than 10% chance. Dame Wendy Hall expressed shock and called for regulation, while Sir Geoffrey Hinton said a 10% chance was not unreasonable and described ways AI could cause devastation, urging world leaders to regulate. The programme also noted that Anthropic did not submit its latest model to the UK's AI Security Institute.

The next story concerned Reform UK's Suella Braverman, who said every British port must refuse entry to what she called the RNLI taxi service. The programme explained that the RNLI had assisted a large vessel from France near Portsmouth. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, an RNLI vice president, responded that the RNLI is tasked to rescue people at sea and only goes when asked, and that ports of refuge cannot be refused to ships in distress. He also addressed criticism of volunteers.

The programme marked the 25th anniversary of 9/11 with an interview with Jonathan Egan, who lost his father and aunt in the attack. He described being woken at college, his father's phone call to his mother, and his reflections on remembering and the responsibility to teach younger generations.

  1. 0:00
    ~3 min without annotations
  2. 3:04
    Story begins Geoffrey Hinton warns AI could kill all humans
  3. 4:21

    Claim Geoffrey Hinton warns AI could kill all humans

    Jacob Coxon's thread on X was viewed around 100 million times.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 9 September 2026, 4:21-4:26

  4. 5:54

    Claim Geoffrey Hinton warns AI could kill all humans

    Jacob Coxon left Anthropic and said that people building AI believe it could kill everyone by the end of the decade.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 9 September 2026, 5:54-6:05

  5. 6:10

    Claim Geoffrey Hinton warns AI could kill all humans

    An Anthropic senior scientist publicly backed Jacob Coxon's concerns in a post.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 9 September 2026, 6:10-6:25

  6. 9:29

    Claim Geoffrey Hinton warns AI could kill all humans

    Geoffrey Hinton said a 10% chance of AI killing all humans is not an unreasonable estimate.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 9 September 2026, 9:29-9:36

  7. 10:16

    Claim Geoffrey Hinton warns AI could kill all humans

    Geoffrey Hinton said AI could design nasty viruses and carry out devastating cyber attacks.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 9 September 2026, 10:16-10:23

  8. 18:50
    Story begins Poll shows majority want migrants detained as lorry entries continue
  9. 18:52

    Claim Poll shows majority want migrants detained as lorry entries continue

    Suella Braverman called for RNLI lifeboats to be refused entry to ports if carrying migrants.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 9 September 2026, 18:52-19:00

  10. 19:12

    Claim Poll shows majority want migrants detained as lorry entries continue

    Suella Braverman called for RNLI lifeboats to be refused entry to ports if carrying migrants.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 9 September 2026, 19:12-19:16

  11. 19:26

    Claim Poll shows majority want migrants detained as lorry entries continue

    The RNLI escorted a large vessel that brought migrants to the UK.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 9 September 2026, 19:26-19:30

  12. 21:00

    Claim Poll shows majority want migrants detained as lorry entries continue

    The RNLI only responds when tasked by the Coast Guard.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 9 September 2026, 21:00-21:08

  13. 21:06

    Claim Poll shows majority want migrants detained as lorry entries continue

    The RNLI only responds when tasked by the Coast Guard.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 9 September 2026, 21:06-21:08

  14. 21:41

    Claim Poll shows majority want migrants detained as lorry entries continue

    Ports are legally obliged to accept ships in distress under the principle of port of refuge.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 9 September 2026, 21:41-21:49

  15. 23:43
    Story begins 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks commemorated
  16. 25:02

    Claim

    Jonathan Egan was an 18-year-old student in Los Angeles at the time of the attacks.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 9 September 2026, 25:02-25:10

  17. 26:10

    Claim

    Jonathan Egan's father made a phone call to his mother before the tower collapsed.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 9 September 2026, 26:10-26:18

  18. 26:40

    Claim 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks commemorated

    Jonathan Egan later worked at ground zero in an administrative capacity.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 9 September 2026, 26:40-26:52

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