Comedian Jon Stewart has opened up about why “The Problem with Jon Stewart” was abruptly canceled on Apple TV+ after two seasons.
Stewart returns to Comedy Central’s ‘The Daily Show’ After stepping down in 2015, he told an audience on Monday that Apple would not allow people to talk about AI technology and its potential dangers.
“What is that sensitivity? Why are they so afraid to have this kind of conversation in public?” he asked his guest, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Lina Khan. Asked.
She replied: “I think this just shows the danger of what happens when you concentrate so much power and decision-making in a small number of companies.”
At the beginning of the show, Stewart went on a rant about AI.
“So while we’re waiting for this to cure diseases and solve climate change, it’s going to replace our workforce, not in the future, but now,” Stewart said. he said. “So while we wait for this to cure diseases and solve climate change, it is going to replace our workforce, not in the future, but now. ”
The comedian also revealed that when he previously planned to have Khan appear on his Apple show, he was told a firm “no.”
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“Apple asked us not to do that,” Stewart said. “They literally said, ‘Don’t talk to her.'”
Stewart’s Apple TV+ show will run from 2021 to 2023 and comes with an accompanying podcast, and he reportedly had creative control over both shows, which Stewart said he did not. .
of new york times We first reported that Stewart’s Apple Show had been canceled in October 2023, saying that disagreements over “the show’s themes related to China and artificial intelligence” had “raised concerns among Apple executives.” listed as a reason.
Several states and the federal government are suing big tech companies like Amazon and Google over their alleged monopoly power over their respective industries: the online retail market and the search engine market.
Apple, which is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice in an antitrust lawsuit for monopolizing the smartphone market, shows why Apple was allegedly concerned about Khan’s appearance on Stewart’s previous show. There is a possibility that
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Apple has not yet commented on Stewart’s accusations.
Stewart hosted “The Daily Show” for 16 years before leaving in 2015.
