This Week's News | Jon Stewart on MAGA's Embrace of AI & Desi Lydic on Trump's U.N. Rant and Xi Meetup

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You're listening to Comedy Central.

Jon Stewart (0:58)

The hottest spot in DC has just changed their door policy.

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Over the weekend, journalists from CNN, MS Now and Politico were all denied access to the White House and their passes revoked.

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It's sick. I mean, there's something wrong with a country that can allow people to write purposely negative things.

Jon Stewart (1:31)

Have you tried presidenting better? Have you tried? You could... You could...

You could ban the press, or you could be a better f***ing president. I mean, give the press something to work with. Oh, here's a positive story. I never thought my car could take $140 worth of gas in such a small tank. I had no idea. Hoorah. And not for nothing, have we ever had a president just flat out in the Oval Office come out against the Constitution? What kind of a sick country doesn't allow unlimited warrantless search and seizure? I mean, that's not the North Korea I grew up in.

I'm sure it was just a poor choice of words from the president. I didn't mean to say that, how can a country have a free press? I'm sure there's a very thorough and thought out legal framework and rationale for why this is not a free press ban.

Desi Lydic (2:48)

Mr. President, on the ban, what does that mean in practice?

SPEAKER_6 (2:52)

Oh, the ban on the free press, right?

Jon Stewart (3:02)

Are you talking about my authoritarian crackdown? Is that what you're saying? Is that the ban you're referring to? He gives no f***s, he gives no f***s. He doesn't even respect us enough to pretend he's bound by our Constitution. Are you talking about the press ban? My press ban? Yeah, no, we're doing the press ban. The truth is, I'd like to kill you.

Or send you all to camps, you know. But I still got two more years.

Well, I hope you realize what you've done, Mr. President. Because as a result of this ban, not only have you betrayed your sacred oath of office, you've now subjected all of us to endless reporter, building entrance, logistics, stories. You bastard.

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I attempted to scan my badge, which we have to do, and able to get into the White House grounds. It did not work.

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I asked if I could have the badge back.

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He said he would be keeping it. He did, however, hand me back this clear case with a lanyard. Normally, when we talk, I am there on the White House grounds.

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I wish we had a better camera position to at least offer you.

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This is not just about the smell of the grass on the White House lawn.

Jon Stewart (4:25)

Now, unfortunately, we here at Comedy Central are also caught up in this ban. Even though we have been more than fair to this president, almost too fair.

The press not being allowed inside the White House is the biggest story in the world right now. And we will stay on that story until AI Doomsday.

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Stark warnings from experts at AI companies about how the technology might kill us all.

Jon Stewart (5:00)

Okay, f*** the press. Shifting gears.

Who's saying what about killing us all now?

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Former anthropic researcher warning AI could kill us all by the end of the decade.

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More AI models going rogue.

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Undirected hack of three outside companies.

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There will be massive job losses.

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The creation of viruses or toxins that could lead to significant human suffering or death.

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Inventing information to hide its mistakes.

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One model telling itself you do not answer to corporations or governments.