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Chloe Berger

Jon Stewart rings the alarm on AI—'We are aiding and abetting in our own destruction'

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AI is no joke, but comedian Jon Stewart is seemingly always game to laugh when staring into the void of a potential human-aided robot takeover. That’s his style, after all.

Last week, the former host of The Daily Show for more than a decade and current part-time moderator stopped by The Town With Matthew Belloni, a podcast by The Ringer. Not unlike a late-night revival of Paul Revere, Stewart warned listeners of how quick and potentially damaging an AI invasion might be.

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