On Sunday night, John Oliver dedicated the majority of his Emmy-winning show “Last Week Tonight” to the Secret Service’s failings in recent years while declining to address the major media news of the week: David Ellison’s newly-formed Skydance Corp. swallowing up Warner Bros. Discovery — which controls Oliver’s network HBO — and merging it with Paramount Skydance to form a mega-company.
\n\nSo, would his late-night compatriot Jon Stewart give his two cents on the merger during Mondays’ episode of “The Daily Show,” since it’s also a part of Skydance Corp.?
\n\nStewart dedicated the show entirely to AI, first ripping apart AI leaders’ empty promises of job creation, economic prosperity and its ability to cure cancer while admitting that there’s a 10-25% chance it will kill us all. Currently, however, AI is primarily being used for ICE and other surveillance, drone warfare targeting and potential dynamic pricing at places like McDonald’s.
\n\n“What are we getting in exchange for this 10-25% chance at extinction?” asked Stewart, adding, “Right now it’s mostly murder, surveillance and surge pricing for the McRib? What a trade! I’m getting the sense that you guys might be full of shit.”
\n\nThe comedian also pushed back at President Trump…
Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/