#chuck todd

I know this doesn’t surprise anymore, but can you imagine anyone in your own life saying something like this about someone who was killed and you thinking, “yeah, that’s a normal human reaction.”

On MSNBC, Luis Jordan says, quote, “The progressive era has to end if Democrats want to win again.”

We have Harris surrogate, Lindy Lee, a member of the DNC National Finance Committee and Pennsylvania Commissioner told Fox News, quote, “People are wondering tonight what would have happened had Shapiro been on the ticket. And not only in terms of Pennsylvania, he's famously a moderate. So that would have signaled to the American people that Harris is not the San Francisco liberal that Trump said she was. But she went with someone actually to her left.”

Chuck Todd on MSNBC said the night of the election that perhaps John Fetterman should be the North Star of the Democratic Party and points to his over-the-top loyalty to Israel as a main reason. Seth Moulton, who is a liberal in Congress, quote, “Identity politics hurt Democrats. I have two little girls. I don't want them getting run over on a playing field by a formerly male athlete. But as a Democrat, I'm supposed to be afraid of saying that.”

This is all after the election outcome, by the way.

New York Congressman Tom Suzy, quote, “Democrats have got to stop pandering to the left. I don't want to discriminate against anybody, but I don't think biological boys should be playing in girls' sports.”

An anonymous House Democratic Party aide, quote, “AOC is toxic to the Democratic Party. Her primetime DNC speaking slot played directly into the narratives that lost us this election.”

Ron Dicker at HuffPost:

Chuck Todd, NBC News’ chief political analyst and former longtime host of “Meet the Press,” has “quietly” informed other news outlets that he plans to depart the network this year, Semafor reported Sunday. Todd has discussed possible gigs with top editors from competitors in broadcast and digital platforms, according to the outlet. The newsman appeared to create friction early last year by publicly scolding NBC’s brass. In March, Todd spoke for several colleagues at NBC in pointing out “credibility issues” surrounding the hiring of former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel. “There’s a reason why there are a lot of journalists at NBC News uncomfortable with this, because many of our professional dealings with the RNC over the last six years have been met with gaslighting, have been met with character assassination,” Todd said. Todd, a persistent Donald Trump critic, also said on the air that the network should apologize for having his “Meet the Press” successor, Kristen Welker, interview McDaniel when she was hired as a paid contributor.

Longtime NBC News and MSNBC staple Chuck Todd is set to exit 30 Rock sometime this year. Todd hosted various programs on both NBC and MSNBC, including Meet The Press and MTP Daily, along with being involved with special coverage on NBC.

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'Christopher Nolan expressed caution about artificial intelligence after a special screening of “Oppenheimer,” drawing a comparison between the rapidly developing technology and his new dramatic feature about the creation of the atomic bomb.

Nolan’s remarks came during a conversation following a preview screening of “Oppenheimer” in New York. Moderated by “Meet the Press” anchor Chuck Todd, the panel included Nolan, as well as Los Alamos National Laboratory director Dr. Thom Mason, physicists Dr. Carlo Rovelli and Dr. Kip Thorne, plus author Kai Bird, who co-wrote “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer,” which Nolan’s film is based on.

“The rise of companies in the last 15 years bandying words like algorithm — not knowing what they mean in any kind of meaningful, mathematical sense — these guys don’t know what an algorithm is,” Nolan shared at the screening. “People in my business talking about it, they just don’t want to take responsibility for whatever that algorithm does.”

“Applied to AI, that’s a terrifying possibility. Terrifying,” Nolan continued. “Not least because, AI systems will go into defensive infrastructure ultimately. They’ll be in charge of nuclear weapons. To say that that is a separate entity from the person wielding, programming, putting that AI to use, then we’re doomed. It has to be about accountability. We have to hold people accountable for what they do with the tools that they have.”

Nolan’s new feature retells how J. Robert Oppenheimer was tapped by U.S. military powers to develop the atomic bomb during World War II. Cillian Murphy plays the theoretical physicist, leading a cast that includes Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr. and Florence Pugh.

Nolan’s comments come as the entertainment industry is at a near-complete halt, with SAG-AFTRA ordering a strike on Thursday to join WGA members on the picket lines. Among numerous other disagreements with studios, a primary issue for both unions is the matter of AI and its potential existential impact on labor practices in the entertainment industry.

“With the labor disputes going on in Hollywood right now, a lot of it — when we talk about AI, when we talk about these issues — they’re all ultimately born from the same thing, which is when you innovate with technology, you have to maintain accountability,” Nolan stated.

“Do you think we’ll keep re-examining Oppenheimer? As our understanding of quantum physics continues, as our taming of the atom continues,” Todd asked at one point in the panel.

“I hope so,” Nolan stated. “When I talk to the leading researchers in the field of AI right now, for example, they literally refer to this — right now — as their Oppenheimer moment. They’re looking to history to say, ‘What are the responsibilities for scientists developing new technologies that may have unintended consequences?'”

“Do you think Silicon Valley is thinking that right now?” Todd interjected. “Do you think they say that this is an Oppenheimer moment?”

“They say that they do,” Nolan said after a pause and then chuckled. “It’s helpful that that’s in the conversation and I hope that that thought process will continue. I am not saying Oppenheimer’s story offers any easy answers to those questions, but it at least can show where some of those responsibilities lie and how people take a breath and think, ‘Okay, what is the accountability?'”

In a piece published by the New York Times in May, AI pioneer Dr. Geoffrey Hinton expressed regret regarding his life work. Hinton’s work at the University of Toronto laid the groundwork for the tech industry’s investment in generative artificial intelligence, which powers chatbots such as ChatGPT.

Al Roker said don’t cry for him being out in the rain!   He said This Is what he does!!!  He’s 70 years old ;-)