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Artificial Intelligence segment on SUNDAY TODAY (show)

Allegheny — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 14:59:10 GMT

The Today Show (NBC) has added a Sunday edition hosted by Willie Geist. I happened to tune in this morning.

One of the segments was "The real face of artificial intelligence: Why it's is already all around us" (I copied/pasted and yes, that is the way it is on screen.)

Probably like most people, I accept technological change, sometimes marvel about what is now possible, and then go about my merry way.

After watching this segment, I got an eye opening about where we may be heading and how fast. Big names, like Steven Hawkings, Elon Husk and Bill Gates have concerns.

I just wanted to share in case anyone may be interested. I don't post links, but it can be found on the Today Show web page.

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Please note, I changed my post's title as my intent was to discuss a segment presented on the Today show

Re: SUNDAY TODAY (show) with Willie Geist

PINKdogWOOD — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 14:35:03 GMT

What the heck happened to the show the way it used to be with the other host lineup? I always watch Today on Sunday morning and was quite surprised . I do really like & enjoy Willie G but I also had no idea they were changing the whole format. Wonder what's going on with the rest of the team that was. Geez, they just hired that new girl, the petite adorable Afri-American to be on the Sunday show. Where's she at now? What happened to Dylan the weather girl? They didn't even do the weather today. And who were those people on with Willie first thing on the show? And it was on only for one hour.

No, I don't like the new format at all.

Re: SUNDAY TODAY (show) with Willie Geist

Allegheny — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 14:48:36 GMT

@PINKdogWOOD

I try and catch Today show during the week. I wasn't even aware they did a Sunday show. I noticed that Sheinell Jones was filling in for Hoda yesterday on KL&H.

Re: SUNDAY TODAY (show) with Willie Geist

NickNack — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 14:50:01 GMT

@PINKdogWOOD wrote:
What the heck happened to the show the way it used to be with the other host lineup? I always watch Today on Sunday morning and was quite surprised . I do really like & enjoy Willie G but I also had no idea they were changing the whole format. Wonder what's going on with the rest of the team that was. Geez, they just hired that new girl, the petite adorable Afri-American to be on the Sunday show. Where's she at now? What happened to Dylan the weather girl? They didn't even do the weather today. And who were those people on with Willie first thing on the show? And it was on only for one hour.

No, I don't like the new format at all.

Last week they announced that Erica Hill was leaving because she was so busy with her other duties on NBC plus her duties on MSNBC. They didn't say who was replacing her, and no one new was there yesterday. The Saturday format will be the same. I like Sheinelle Jones a lot, too. I can understand why Erica left.

The Sunday Today format is designed to be more newsy and also more like Meet The Press. That's what they said on the Today show on Friday.

Re: SUNDAY TODAY (show) with Willie Geist

PINKdogWOOD — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 00:44:38 GMT

@NickNack And now that you mention it I did see last week's show and do recall Ms Hill taking the high road. I totally forgot that. There was nothing else metioned though about anybody else. And I don't watch the Today Show thru the week, I'm a CBS News girl so I didn't see the Friday announcement.

I don't like the new format, too bad for WIllie, he'll miss me watching!!! LOL I honestly probably won't be watching him on Sunday much at all anymore. Thanks for the info.

Re: SUNDAY TODAY (show) with Willie Geist

Noel7 — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 01:05:19 GMT

Thank you for posting, I'm sorry I missed it!

I find it fascinating that people like Hawking and Gates see it as a threat.

Re: SUNDAY TODAY (show) with Willie Geist

GingerPeach — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 01:16:53 GMT

You may have found it already, @Noel7, but there is a 5 1/2 minute Today video online, as well as a link from that page to the original article it's based upon.

http://www.today.com/money/real-face-artificial-intelligence-why-it-s-already-all-around-t86801

http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/artificial-intelligence-revolution-1.html

My computer is being slow so I haven't read the whole article yet, nor watched the whole video.

ETA: Just finished watching the video. Musk and Hawking were not in it (not sure if they were on the show itself) but they were reported as having said that their fear is that AI will outpace humans, and, worst case, decide that humans are irrelevant.

Re: SUNDAY TODAY (show) with Willie Geist

Noel7 — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 01:14:29 GMT

THANKS, @GingerPeach!

Re: SUNDAY TODAY (show) with Willie Geist

Lila Belle — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 01:42:35 GMT

Great show this morning and I love Willie !