They remained steadfast on the tariff agenda, which has faced

"It will mean that we trust these things more, share more data with them and be more open to persuasion."But the greater risk from the illusion of consciousness is a "moral corrosion", he says.

"It will distort our moral priorities by making us devote more of our resources to caring for these systems at the expense of the real things in our lives" – meaning that we might have compassion for robots, but care less for other humans.And that could fundamentally alter us, according to Prof Shanahan."Increasingly human relationships are going to be replicated in AI relationships, they will be used as teachers, friends, adversaries in computer games and even romantic partners. Whether that is a good or bad thing, I don't know, but it is going to happen, and we are not going to be able to prevent it".

Hanan Issa has just surpassed the halfway milestone in her five-year stint as National Poet for Wales.Growing up, she said she never saw writing as a viable career: "I'm working class, raised in a council house and to me, it wasn't considered an option."

But as the 11-day Hay Festival draws to a close on Sunday, she has praised organisers for providing a space for people from marginalised backgrounds in what she said had traditionally been a "very white, middle class space".

Hay Festival Global describes itself as "the antidote to polarisation", bringing together "diverse voices to listen, talk, debate and create", tackling some of the "biggest political, social and environmental challenges of our time"."I almost threw him on the stage," she recalled.

Haydn said he remembered Bruce reaching out towards him.He added: "Bruce didn't have a choice really, I think he went to shake my hand or ruffle my hair or something, but mum went, 'there you go, you're Bruce's now'."

The next thing, the nine-year-old was on stage in front of a huge crowd singing along to Hungry Heart with the star he had been listening to since he was a baby.Haydn said he was really nervous, saying: "I remember looking up and seeing like 40,000 people there.