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Jon Stewart Takes On AI Doom and Gets a Sinister Visit from Meta’s Muse: ‘You Won’t Rid Our World of Humanity That Easily’

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Jon Stewart Takes On AI Doom and Gets a Sinister Visit from Meta’s Muse: ‘You Won’t Rid Our World of Humanity That Easily’WorldPing
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Jon Stewart was back behind the desk of “The Daily Show” Monday night and went all in on everybody’s favorite subject, artificial intelligence, before getting a surprise visit from Meta’s adorable new AI mascot, Muse.

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  • Reported by Variety and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 03:55:35 UTC.

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  1. Jon Stewart Takes On AI Doom and Gets a Sinister Visit from Meta’s Muse: ‘You Won’t Rid Our World of Humanity That Easily’

  2. Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’ Skips David Ellison-Skydance News to Take on AI

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