Today's CNN 10 Transcript

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CLARE DUFFY, CNN 10 ANCHOR: Hello, everyone. Welcome to a fresh new episode of CNN 10. I'm Clare Duffy, in for Coy Wire. I'm a longtime fan of the show, first-time 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-led 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 Saskya Vandoorne is on the ground in Paris with an update.

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SASKYA VANDOORNE, CNN PARIS BUREAU CHIEF: 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. 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, so they expect Saturday to be even bigger than today.

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DUFFY: 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 OpenAI, alleging the company has deceived parents and hurt children by marketing their flagship chatbot, ChatGPT, 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 A.I. 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, Canadian engineer Donald Hings wanted to help people communicate while working in remote areas. During World War II, they became a game-changer for military 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 A.I. to learn why Toronto is the perfect place for emerging tech.

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GEOFFREY HINTON, GODFATHER OF A.I.: We really don't know yet how to make A.I. safe or whether we really can.

DUFFY: Nobel Prize winning computer scientist, Geoffrey Hinton worries the world's leaders aren't ready to address A.I. safety risks.

HINTON: A.I. has got two sides to it. It is going to do tremendous good, but it has also got a lot of dangers like mass unemployment, fake videos for corrupting elections. I wish I had thought about those issues sooner.

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 the new technology with governments like that.

DUFFY (voice-over): Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney recently announced a national A.I. strategy aiming to boost the local industry that's grown up around Hinton. It includes more than $2 billion in spending on A.I. research and education, and new safety guardrails.

DUFFY: Are governments moving quickly enough to put guardrails around this technology?

HINTON: No.

JORDAN JACOBS, MANAGING PARTNER, RADICAL VENTURES: Yes.

NICK FROSST, CO-FOUNDER, COHERE: No. Yeah, no --

HINTON: There we have the diversity of opinion.

FROSST: Diversity of opinion, I think the government is doing a good job of talking to experts and understanding the nature of the technology.

DUFFY (voice-over): That diversity of opinion is just one benefit of building in Toronto, its A.I. leaders say.

Nick Frosst studied under Hinton and co-founded the enterprise A.I. firm Cohere.

Jordan Jacobs is managing partner of investment firm, Radical Ventures.

DUFFY: All of you have decided to build in Toronto. I am sure all of you could have gone many other places? What potential did you see here?

HINTON: Really good researchers like to be in a nice society, and Canada has decent health care. It is a much more multicultural society.

It used to be that the States welcomed immigrants. Now, the States is pretty neutral on that.

FROSST: There is a great tech ecosystem. There is also a great arts community. There is also a great academic community. There is a great business community, like all of it is here.

DUFFY: It is not just startups now. You've got major corporations. I know pharmaceutical giant, Sanofi just announced it is investing nearly $300 million in an A.I. Center of Excellence in Toronto. Why are they choosing Toronto?

JACOBS: The number of really high-quality data scientists, people in A.I. engineers is extraordinary. And then secondly, it is the proximity to huge markets. So, you can get on a flight that's 90 minutes long and reach 200 million people from Toronto.

DUFFY: 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 Frosst's Cohere and autonomous trucking company, Waabi.

One of the things that people might worry about when thinking about building outside of Silicon Valley is access to capital and yet, Waabi is a five-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.

RAQUEL URTASUN, CEO, WAABI: At the end of the day, what attracts investors is, you know, whether it is going to be the top company that is leading a massive market, whether we are in Canada, whether we are in Silicon Valley, it didn't really matter whatsoever.

You know, a lot of the innovation that has powered the revolution of A.I. that we see today actually traces back to the Toronto ecosystem.

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DUFFY: 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 Yalu 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 Pyongyang's nuclear testing and U.N. 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.

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SERENA WILLIAMS, TENNIS PLAYER: 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.

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DUFFY: Williams was introduced into Mattel's global dream team of eight female changemakers. Her doll's likeness is said to be inspired by her 2005 Australian Open victory, and she's 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 shout-outs on this Friday. First up, Mrs. LaRose at Exeter 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 Washakie 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.

Ten 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.

Coy will be back on Monday. I'm Clare Duffy, and this is CNN 10.

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