Father Ross has always been an opportunistic and not very bright light whether he was at the NY Times or now on 60 Minutes doing a sort of Andy Rooney bit at the end. I no longer watch the program and I found myself mentally retching whenever I would read Douthat in the Times.
I have disagree and suggest that Father Ross is actually very smart, and a gifted and occasionally thoughtful writer. In fact I was amused for some time watching his prodigious intellect trying to dance around his obvious psychological devotion to the catechism he learned as a child. But with the times turning in his direction even that has become insufferable.
They're both dire threats, but they have different properties. Climate change threatens to kills us slowly over centuries; in the near and even medium term, most humans on the planet are likely to live about the same as they do now. The AI threat, as imagined in pieces like https://ai-2027.com, may arrive globally all at once.
I admit I'm no IT guy, but civilization was supposed to collapse with Y2K and it didn't. That doesn't mean AI should be allowed to run rampant, it just means I'm a little bit skeptical.
As for climate change, steps need to be taken now to mitigate any future harm. That's not happening under this administration.
Skepticism is justified. Let me just say that having studied this at a large technology company for the last few years, I'm more alarmist than I was.
To be clear, I don't think AI is sentient or has "goals" per se. But it is an incredibly complex system with failure modes we don't fully understand, and letting any such system run uncontrolled is dangerous. It's like building a nuclear reactor without damping rods.
Can we really say that the old 60 Minutes would not have done a similar piece extolling the military? Everyone seems to pretend to respect and love the military. It's for the viewer to make the analytical step of concluding that this failed operation was a dispicable waste. It's not hard. No need to spoon-feed it to us.
Stahl and fellow correspondents Jon Wertheim and Bill Whitaker released a joint statement in June saying they would return to the show because “we don’t want to see ‘60 Minutes’ die.”
I dunno. Sounds like putting the suffering beast out of its misery is the better choice.
I was shocked to see Nora. I always liked her reporting and always watched her anchor the news. She was my favorite. I can’t believe she sank that low. I lost all respect for her after watching that piece.
Hegseth made me sick, as usual, with his phony machismo and ludicrous posturing as the decisive and forceful leader that he clearly is not. Bye-bye 60 Minutes! Sad, I used to like Norah (but then again I used to like Maria Bartiromo too, pre-Fox).
"But editorially speaking, the broadcast is already showing signs of a rightward shift."
Editorially speaking, wasn't the broadcast already leaning heavily to the left? Will a "rightward shift" destroy the program, or might it draw a larger audience for trying to get to the center?
For me, "truth" means ALL the facts, not just those that advance a political narrative. I'm not sure that I can name any media outlet or news program that plays it strictly down the middle, where the hosts act like umpires instead of cheerleaders.
I have not watched “60 Minutes” since Scott Pelley was fired. I have no intention of watching as long as the Ellisons and Bari Weiss are in control.
Same -- in fact, I don't watch out local CBS affiliate at all, ever.
Then per the title this article is precisely for you! 😂
Same.
Father Ross has always been an opportunistic and not very bright light whether he was at the NY Times or now on 60 Minutes doing a sort of Andy Rooney bit at the end. I no longer watch the program and I found myself mentally retching whenever I would read Douthat in the Times.
A real step up for Duthat from having to shove his stupid opinions down NYT readers' throats to being able to simply spoon-feed them to the magas now.
I have disagree and suggest that Father Ross is actually very smart, and a gifted and occasionally thoughtful writer. In fact I was amused for some time watching his prodigious intellect trying to dance around his obvious psychological devotion to the catechism he learned as a child. But with the times turning in his direction even that has become insufferable.
60 minutes that you'll never get back.
CBS: Can't Be Saved.
Also: See BS.
“We may have a narrow window this year, not the next 10, to make artificial intelligence safe for humanity."
Great! Now what about making the climate safe for humanity? Why is AI a threat but climate change is not? https://apnews.com/article/epa-power-plants-trump-coal-gas-climate-cac1c2c75f8656d8eaf5f0a240edae15
They're both dire threats, but they have different properties. Climate change threatens to kills us slowly over centuries; in the near and even medium term, most humans on the planet are likely to live about the same as they do now. The AI threat, as imagined in pieces like https://ai-2027.com, may arrive globally all at once.
I admit I'm no IT guy, but civilization was supposed to collapse with Y2K and it didn't. That doesn't mean AI should be allowed to run rampant, it just means I'm a little bit skeptical.
As for climate change, steps need to be taken now to mitigate any future harm. That's not happening under this administration.
Skepticism is justified. Let me just say that having studied this at a large technology company for the last few years, I'm more alarmist than I was.
To be clear, I don't think AI is sentient or has "goals" per se. But it is an incredibly complex system with failure modes we don't fully understand, and letting any such system run uncontrolled is dangerous. It's like building a nuclear reactor without damping rods.
Shame on Norah!
Was O'Donnell ever a serious reporter?
Can we really say that the old 60 Minutes would not have done a similar piece extolling the military? Everyone seems to pretend to respect and love the military. It's for the viewer to make the analytical step of concluding that this failed operation was a dispicable waste. It's not hard. No need to spoon-feed it to us.
LOL
On the bright side, Douhat isn't taking up column inches at the Times anymore.
He had a knack for making my coffee sour, my eyes roll, & testing my tolerance for smug fools.
Stahl and fellow correspondents Jon Wertheim and Bill Whitaker released a joint statement in June saying they would return to the show because “we don’t want to see ‘60 Minutes’ die.”
I dunno. Sounds like putting the suffering beast out of its misery is the better choice.
I was shocked to see Nora. I always liked her reporting and always watched her anchor the news. She was my favorite. I can’t believe she sank that low. I lost all respect for her after watching that piece.
I respected Lesley Stahl until she decided to stay with this mere image of a news show. Shameful
Hegseth made me sick, as usual, with his phony machismo and ludicrous posturing as the decisive and forceful leader that he clearly is not. Bye-bye 60 Minutes! Sad, I used to like Norah (but then again I used to like Maria Bartiromo too, pre-Fox).
Well written article
Clearly one sided piece.
...for a one-dimensional enterprise.
If he is Bravo, where is Alpha?
Alpha declined to be interviewed from what I read.
Sleeping and drooling
Dead to me years ago.
Thanks for watching it and reporting the decline. Glad I swore it off.
"But editorially speaking, the broadcast is already showing signs of a rightward shift."
Editorially speaking, wasn't the broadcast already leaning heavily to the left? Will a "rightward shift" destroy the program, or might it draw a larger audience for trying to get to the center?
If by "left" you mean "truth", then you are correct. People watched the show for its fearless truth telling correspondents.
Shifting to propaganda for fascists won't win it a larger audience.
For me, "truth" means ALL the facts, not just those that advance a political narrative. I'm not sure that I can name any media outlet or news program that plays it strictly down the middle, where the hosts act like umpires instead of cheerleaders.
If that's your perspective then I hope you watch cheerleaders for democracy, not fascism. The mythical "center" no longer exists. .
My perspective is probably better described in the following:
https://freeagentpolitics.com/p/america-is-in-a-cynical-era-not-a
If you choose to read it, I sincerely suggest you do so with an open mind.