The Timeline
My book Infinite Architects published on Amazon
BBC broadcasts 8 min 53 sec feature on Google's Willow quantum computer
I email the BBC presenter quoting the exact phrases later removed
BBC removes full video from iPlayer. Only 25-second clip remains.
I archive the removal evidence on archive.today
How Much Did They Keep?
They kept 4.7% of the original broadcast
The Smoking Gun
I Emailed The BBC Presenter The Same Day
Hours after the broadcast, I emailed Faisal Islam (BBC Economics Editor) quoting the exact phrases that were later removed. The BBC has this email on record.
In that email, I quoted:
"practical quantum AI could arrive within five years"
"true artificial intelligence until you get quantum"
↑ These are the EXACT phrases that were later REMOVED from the article.
What They Changed
Key Quotes From My Recording
"To really lodge this technology in day-to-day practice, for example, for drug discovery, it's probably within the next five years."
— Hartmut Neven, Head of Google Quantum AI"Quantum computing could be the new Manhattan project, with the world's biggest companies and biggest countries competing hard."
— Faisal Islam, BBC Economics Editor"It's like Skynet from the Terminator movies."
— Faisal Islam, BBC Economics Editor"Some argue you won't get true artificial intelligence until you get quantum — the exponential power of quantum computer behind it."
— Faisal Islam, BBC Economics EditorIndependent Verification
Third-Party Archives (22 January 2026)
Programme Page (showing video unavailable):
Archived: 22 January 2026, 21:16:46 UTC
Written Article (sanitised version still live):
Archived: 22 January 2026, 21:26:09 UTC
Why This Matters
My book Infinite Architects was published one day before the BBC broadcast. It argues that AI/quantum convergence is approaching faster than mainstream consensus admits.
The BBC's original broadcast — with "Manhattan Project," "five years," "Skynet," and "true AI needs quantum" — validated this thesis.
Their sanitised version — "seven or eight years," hedged language, alarm references removed — softens it.
I am not claiming conspiracy. I am documenting what was broadcast, what was removed, and what was changed. The evidence speaks for itself.
Read The Book That Predicted This
Published one day before the BBC broadcast. Thirty-seven original concepts. One was validated in twelve days. What else might be true?
Read Infinite Architects