On Monday, “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart took a comprehensive look at the rise of artificial intelligence and the possibility it could end humanity or at least steal everyone’s jobs.
Leaders of some of the nation’s largest technology firms met with President Donald Trump at the White House last week to discuss putting guardrails in the industry.
“You know Trump is going to cause trouble,” Stewart said, and the audience laughed.
“Don’t be sarcastic,” Stewart said. “He’ll turn up the heat. Trump has made it very clear what he thinks of the Silicon Valley elite.”
Stewart posted footage of Trump insulting tech leaders over the years, calling them “tyrants,” “crooks” and “complete frauds” and accusing them of “destroying our country.”
He also played several clips of Trump calling Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg “weird.”
“I have to say, I didn’t know Trump was saying the right things at his rallies,” Stewart said. “You know, I was very harsh on him.”
But of course, all that rhetoric disappeared when industry leaders came to the White House and Trump struck a deal that essentially allowed them to regulate AI themselves, at least for now.
In his “Daily Show” monologue, Stewart explored what this might mean for us humans; top it off with an unexpected visit from an AI mascot: