[music] Hello everyone.
I'm Claire Duffy in for Koiwire.
I'm a longtime fan of the show firsttime host and I am so excited to be with you today, Friday, October 16th.
We've got a lot of interesting stories to tell you about today.
So, let's get to it.
We begin in France where student- le protests aimed at reforming the education system are now in their fourth week.
Students are pushing for more teachers, smaller class sizes, and more funding for what they describe as rundown buildings.
One month in, the demonstrations have grown into a nationwide movement that's drawn hundreds of thousands of supporters.
Our Saskuke Van Dornne is on the ground in Paris with an update.
We're in the fourth week of these high school student protests and the momentum is still very much there.
We've been speaking with students all day who say their list of demands has not changed.
They want more teachers, they want fewer students in class, and they want billions more in education funding.
They say that the concessions given by the government just don't go far enough.
Uh and another major issue that has unfolded during these protests is the level of violence that we have witnessed.
these harrowing videos of teenagers who have been injured and all of these videos are circulating online and they're galvanizing support for the movement.
Students are saying that they're going to show up again on Saturday, that they're going to be joined by yellow vests, by taxi unions.
Uh so they expect Saturday to be even bigger than today.
One of the biggest names in artificial intelligence is facing a new legal challenge over alleged safety risks.
Eight different states have filed consumer protection lawsuits against Open AI, alleging the company has deceived parents and hurt children by marketing their flagship chatbot, Chat GPT, as a safe product for young people.
They allege the chatbot's quote overly agreeable design makes it dangerous to vulnerable users like children.
The states are seeking financial penalties from OpenAI along with court-ordered safeguards to be added to the platform.
In response, OpenAI has pointed to its extensive investments in safety features such as parental controls and says it's willing to work with the states on safety initiatives for the entire industry.
The company also responded to the lawsuit's concerns over recent incidents in which AI models went rogue during training and says it's working to enhance safety features on that front as well.
It's time for 10-second trivia.
Which of the following was invented in Canada?
the walkie-talkie, blue jeans, the zipper, or the light bulb.
If you said the walkie-talkie, you are an overachiever.
In 1937, [music] Canadian engineer Donald Haynes wanted to help people communicate while working in remote areas.
During World War II, they became a gamecher for military [music] communication.
Canada is emerging as a new leader in a very different type of communication.
In recent years, some of the tech startups that usually take root in California's Silicon Valley are instead choosing Toronto.
The vibrant Canadian city has become home to a thriving artificial intelligence ecosystem.
And I had the chance to visit some of the brightest minds in AI to learn why Toronto is the perfect place for emerging tech.
>> We really don't know yet how to make AI safe or whether we really can.
Nobel Prizewinning computer scientist Jeffrey Hinton worries the world's leaders aren't ready to address AI safety risks.
>> AI has got two sides to it.
It's going to do tremendous good, but it's also got a lot of dangers like mass unemployment, fake videos for corrupting elections.
I wish I thought about those issues sooner.
You look when nuclear weapons arrived, they arrived at the end of the Second World War when people were totally fed up with war.
They didn't want more wars and governments were much more reasonable than they are now.
It's a terrible time to have to deal with a new technology with governments like that.
>> Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney recently announced a national AI strategy aiming to boost the local industry that's grown up around Hinton.
It includes more than $2 billion in spending on AI research and education and new safety guardrails.
Are governments moving quickly enough to put guard rails around this technology?
>> No.
>> Yes.
>> Uh yeah.
No.
>> There we have the diversity of opinion.
>> Diversity of opinion.
>> I think the the government is doing a good job of talking to experts and understanding the nature of the technology.
>> That diversity of opinion is just one benefit of building in Toronto.
Its AI leaders say.
Nick Frost studied under Hinton and co-founded the enterprise AI firm Cohhere.
Jordan Jacobs is managing partner of investment firm Radical Ventures.
>> All of you have decided to build in Toronto.
I'm sure all of you could have gone many other places.
What potential did you see here?
>> Really good researchers like to be in a nice society and Canada has decent healthcare.
Um it's a much more multicultural society.
Um it used to be that the states welcomed immigrants.
Um now the states is pretty neutral on that.
>> There's a great tech ecosystem.
There's also a great arts community.
There's also a great academic community.
There's a great business community.
Like all of it is here.
>> It is not just startups now.
You've got major corporations.
I know pharmaceutical giant Seni just announced it's investing nearly $300 million in an AI center of excellence in Toronto.
Why are they choosing Toronto?
>> The number of really highquality data scientists, people in AI engineers is extraordinary.
And then secondly, it's the proximity to huge markets.
So, you can get on a flight uh that's 90 minutes long and reach 200 million people uh from Toronto.
>> Toronto now ranks as the world's third best tech talent market, according to an analysis by commercial real estate firm CBRE.
That's helping to create globally competitive tech unicorns like Frost's Coher and autonomous trucking company WBI.
One of the things that people might worry about when thinking about building outside of Silicon Valley is access to capital.
And yet Wabby is a 5-year-old company and you announced this year that you've raised over a billion dollar series C, the largest funding round in Canada history.
At the end of the day, what attracts investors is um, you know, what are going to be the top company that is leading, you know, a massive market, whether we are in Canada, whether we are in the Silicon Valley, it didn't really matter whatsoever.
You know, a lot of the innovation that has powered the revolution of PI that we see today actually traces back to to the Toronto ecosystem.
A long delayed bridge linking China to North Korea has officially opened according to Chinese state media.
The two countries held a joint opening ceremony on Thursday for the new Yaloo River Bridge.
China finished its side of the bridge in 2014, but North Korea had left its side unfinished for years amid souring relations following Pyongyangs nuclear testing and UN sanctions.
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10.
One of the greatest athletes of all time meets one of the greatest toys of all time.
23 Grand Slam titles, four Olympic gold medals, and now tennis great Serena Williams has her very own Barbie doll.
>> I'm especially excited for this because my girls love playing Barbies and my little one just started playing Barbies all the time now.
So, guess what's happening?
There's a mama character.
Mhm.
>> Williams was introduced into Mattel's global dream team of eight female change makers.
Her doll's likeness is said to be inspired by her 2005 Australian Open victory, and she is wearing the same highlighter yellow outfit.
Her monumental legacy extending beyond the tennis court and into a Barbie world.
All right, I've got time for two shoutouts on this Friday.
First up, Mrs.
Larose at Exit High School in New Hampshire.
Thank you for sharing the show with your classroom.
And this next one is going to Mr.
Alexander and Mr.
Dietrich at Fort Washuki Middle School in Wyoming.
Thank you for the kind email and go Eagles.
Before I go, a quick reminder.
The CNN 10 weekly news quiz is back.
Teachers, you asked and we delivered.
Students, sorry, not sorry.
This thing was wildly popular, so we had to bring it back.
And besides, knowledge is power.
10 questions, multiple choice.
Here's your chance to show what you learned from this week's headlines.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Koi will be back on Monday.
[music] I'm Claire Duffy and this is CNN 10.
Heat.
>> [music]
I'm Claire Duffy in for Koiwire.
I'm a longtime fan of the show firsttime host and I am so excited to be with you today, Friday, October 16th.
We've got a lot of interesting stories to tell you about today.
So, let's get to it.
We begin in France where student- le protests aimed at reforming the education system are now in their fourth week.
Students are pushing for more teachers, smaller class sizes, and more funding for what they describe as rundown buildings.
One month in, the demonstrations have grown into a nationwide movement that's drawn hundreds of thousands of supporters.
Our Saskuke Van Dornne is on the ground in Paris with an update.
We're in the fourth week of these high school student protests and the momentum is still very much there.
We've been speaking with students all day who say their list of demands has not changed.
They want more teachers, they want fewer students in class, and they want billions more in education funding.
They say that the concessions given by the government just don't go far enough.
Uh and another major issue that has unfolded during these protests is the level of violence that we have witnessed.
these harrowing videos of teenagers who have been injured and all of these videos are circulating online and they're galvanizing support for the movement.
Students are saying that they're going to show up again on Saturday, that they're going to be joined by yellow vests, by taxi unions.
Uh so they expect Saturday to be even bigger than today.
One of the biggest names in artificial intelligence is facing a new legal challenge over alleged safety risks.
Eight different states have filed consumer protection lawsuits against Open AI, alleging the company has deceived parents and hurt children by marketing their flagship chatbot, Chat GPT, as a safe product for young people.
They allege the chatbot's quote overly agreeable design makes it dangerous to vulnerable users like children.
The states are seeking financial penalties from OpenAI along with court-ordered safeguards to be added to the platform.
In response, OpenAI has pointed to its extensive investments in safety features such as parental controls and says it's willing to work with the states on safety initiatives for the entire industry.
The company also responded to the lawsuit's concerns over recent incidents in which AI models went rogue during training and says it's working to enhance safety features on that front as well.
It's time for 10-second trivia.
Which of the following was invented in Canada?
the walkie-talkie, blue jeans, the zipper, or the light bulb.
If you said the walkie-talkie, you are an overachiever.
In 1937, [music] Canadian engineer Donald Haynes wanted to help people communicate while working in remote areas.
During World War II, they became a gamecher for military [music] communication.
Canada is emerging as a new leader in a very different type of communication.
In recent years, some of the tech startups that usually take root in California's Silicon Valley are instead choosing Toronto.
The vibrant Canadian city has become home to a thriving artificial intelligence ecosystem.
And I had the chance to visit some of the brightest minds in AI to learn why Toronto is the perfect place for emerging tech.
>> We really don't know yet how to make AI safe or whether we really can.
Nobel Prizewinning computer scientist Jeffrey Hinton worries the world's leaders aren't ready to address AI safety risks.
>> AI has got two sides to it.
It's going to do tremendous good, but it's also got a lot of dangers like mass unemployment, fake videos for corrupting elections.
I wish I thought about those issues sooner.
You look when nuclear weapons arrived, they arrived at the end of the Second World War when people were totally fed up with war.
They didn't want more wars and governments were much more reasonable than they are now.
It's a terrible time to have to deal with a new technology with governments like that.
>> Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney recently announced a national AI strategy aiming to boost the local industry that's grown up around Hinton.
It includes more than $2 billion in spending on AI research and education and new safety guardrails.
Are governments moving quickly enough to put guard rails around this technology?
>> No.
>> Yes.
>> Uh yeah.
No.
>> There we have the diversity of opinion.
>> Diversity of opinion.
>> I think the the government is doing a good job of talking to experts and understanding the nature of the technology.
>> That diversity of opinion is just one benefit of building in Toronto.
Its AI leaders say.
Nick Frost studied under Hinton and co-founded the enterprise AI firm Cohhere.
Jordan Jacobs is managing partner of investment firm Radical Ventures.
>> All of you have decided to build in Toronto.
I'm sure all of you could have gone many other places.
What potential did you see here?
>> Really good researchers like to be in a nice society and Canada has decent healthcare.
Um it's a much more multicultural society.
Um it used to be that the states welcomed immigrants.
Um now the states is pretty neutral on that.
>> There's a great tech ecosystem.
There's also a great arts community.
There's also a great academic community.
There's a great business community.
Like all of it is here.
>> It is not just startups now.
You've got major corporations.
I know pharmaceutical giant Seni just announced it's investing nearly $300 million in an AI center of excellence in Toronto.
Why are they choosing Toronto?
>> The number of really highquality data scientists, people in AI engineers is extraordinary.
And then secondly, it's the proximity to huge markets.
So, you can get on a flight uh that's 90 minutes long and reach 200 million people uh from Toronto.
>> Toronto now ranks as the world's third best tech talent market, according to an analysis by commercial real estate firm CBRE.
That's helping to create globally competitive tech unicorns like Frost's Coher and autonomous trucking company WBI.
One of the things that people might worry about when thinking about building outside of Silicon Valley is access to capital.
And yet Wabby is a 5-year-old company and you announced this year that you've raised over a billion dollar series C, the largest funding round in Canada history.
At the end of the day, what attracts investors is um, you know, what are going to be the top company that is leading, you know, a massive market, whether we are in Canada, whether we are in the Silicon Valley, it didn't really matter whatsoever.
You know, a lot of the innovation that has powered the revolution of PI that we see today actually traces back to to the Toronto ecosystem.
A long delayed bridge linking China to North Korea has officially opened according to Chinese state media.
The two countries held a joint opening ceremony on Thursday for the new Yaloo River Bridge.
China finished its side of the bridge in 2014, but North Korea had left its side unfinished for years amid souring relations following Pyongyangs nuclear testing and UN sanctions.
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10.
One of the greatest athletes of all time meets one of the greatest toys of all time.
23 Grand Slam titles, four Olympic gold medals, and now tennis great Serena Williams has her very own Barbie doll.
>> I'm especially excited for this because my girls love playing Barbies and my little one just started playing Barbies all the time now.
So, guess what's happening?
There's a mama character.
Mhm.
>> Williams was introduced into Mattel's global dream team of eight female change makers.
Her doll's likeness is said to be inspired by her 2005 Australian Open victory, and she is wearing the same highlighter yellow outfit.
Her monumental legacy extending beyond the tennis court and into a Barbie world.
All right, I've got time for two shoutouts on this Friday.
First up, Mrs.
Larose at Exit High School in New Hampshire.
Thank you for sharing the show with your classroom.
And this next one is going to Mr.
Alexander and Mr.
Dietrich at Fort Washuki Middle School in Wyoming.
Thank you for the kind email and go Eagles.
Before I go, a quick reminder.
The CNN 10 weekly news quiz is back.
Teachers, you asked and we delivered.
Students, sorry, not sorry.
This thing was wildly popular, so we had to bring it back.
And besides, knowledge is power.
10 questions, multiple choice.
Here's your chance to show what you learned from this week's headlines.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Koi will be back on Monday.
[music] I'm Claire Duffy and this is CNN 10.
Heat.
>> [music]