The Truth About MrBeast vs Musk & Lil Nas X Scandals, George Carlin AI, & South Africa vs Israel PDS
The Truth About MrBeast vs Musk & Lil Nas X Scandals, George Carlin AI, & South Africa vs Israel PDS
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00:00 – Lil Nas X Denies He Mocked Christians in New…
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I appreciate the coverage of South Africa. Lots of political pundits on YouTube didn’t bother to take the time to show the details shown here. Other political YouTubers put out sooooo much content, talk slow, repeat themselves, and yet cover so little. I’m bummed it took so long (and a new phone) to discover this channel, but I’m glad it did happen and I’m binging on old posts! 💕
That woman says ‘children’ are being taken – you mean the teens who are affiliated with Hamas.
Being held without a trial for about a year isn’t what is supposed to happen.
So calling the J6 people ‘hostages’ is a way to show your outrage at this length of detainment without trial.
There wasn’t any lies in South Africa statements i don’t see how Israel can say it’s anything aside from justifying their genocide
No, here's the difference. The Bible doesnt say he's gonna go to Hell for being gay, abortion, being trans etc. ⚠️PEOPLE are saying he's going to Hell for all that. And He's not going after THOSE PEOPLE. Hes not even criticizing actual tennants of Christianity. Which would be absolutely fair. ☝🏾But instead he's mocking Christianity based on things people who dont live a Christian lifestyle say. 😕He's mocking the sincere beliefs of people others have died holding strong to.😠 He's not calling out the lies people tell about Christianity AS LIES, which would be great if he did. Instead he's living a hate fetish against the Jesus who Christians believe LOVES HIM even still and died for him. Judaism, and Islam both say God only ordains heterosexual relationships, but for some reason CHRISTIANITY is the only one that ruined his life and are worthy of disrespect, please!🙄 I dont believe the Prophet Mohammad is the one true guy, you'd NEVER find ive drawn a picture of him. Because disbelief doesn't have to mean disrespect. And if you say " well, how are we supposed to know the difference ?" Do what we have been asking yall to do for 2000yrs… read the dang book for yourselves !🙄😮💨
Coming back here, because this is where I learned about its existance. About the George Carlin thing. Obviously nothing will ever match his genius mind and yes if it is hurting his family (assuming that's why and not money ) then they shouldn't keep it up. But last night I watched it. And I was expecting absolute garbage , and I have watched him nearly my whole life. But I gotta say allot of it was actually genuinely funny and allot of it felt like things Carlin really would say. The voice and delivery were barley off and the laugh track was creepy and weird but it did give me some nostalgia like George came back for a day. Again, no, its not and never will be the real Carlin but it was way better then I imagined AI ever could be
The AI thing is interesting. First, I appreciate the preamble making it very clear that it is not the actual George Carlin. At least it's not a misrepresentation.
I also have a limited acceptance of the claim that it's basically just doing an impression. As long as this is a one-off I can appreciate it. I could even appreciate a podcast that was "Different comedians recreated through AI" as long as no personality is used more than once. It's low effort sure, but I care more about the product than the effort behind it. It's at least interesting.
My only concern is if someone tried to "revive" a specific personality to take over their show for them. While a variety of personalities showcases the capabilities of an AI, using a single personality over and over feels far more exploitative (and even lower effort).
What mainly gets me is the family. I do feel the ethical choice is to get the family's permission to broadcast the likeness of the deceased. I'd expect the same of SNL. What prevents me from whole heartedly condemning them though is what Kelly Carlin said. "No machine will ever replace his genius."
More looking at it from the perspective of yet-to-be laws, this suggests to me that this should be legal. If it is not a replacement then it becomes, as the preamble of the bot suggests, a tribute. You may not like the tribute, you may find it distasteful, but it doesn't ultimately take away from the great works of George Carlin. To me that's where the line should be drawn between an ethical and legal dilemma.
Haven't really tuned in to Lil Nas. Not my preference in music, but I do love the videos that go with them.
Seriously though, he doesn't seem to be mocking religion so much as he doesn't treat it with undue respect. You are welcome to revere whatever you wish, but don't expect the rest of us to come along for the ride. That's your journey.
Long segment on Israel. Doesn’t mention Egypt once. Wtf
Israel hasn’t killed nearly as many as hamas. Why not mention it?
There is no logical reason to call J6 an insurrection.
I over people getting famous for gimmicks and trolling instead of talent. Lil Nas x is an outrage artist.
Since it's not 100% clear to me what they did exactly with the AI George Carlin, I'll just lay out my thoughts for the potential scenarios.
If they, as it seems to suggest, listened to his work themselves, wrote a script by hand, and then fed that to their AI, that's… more tolerable, because then it is more similar to a traditional impersonation, but just using an AI to do the voice for them since maybe they aren't so good at it.
If they did the above, but rather than writing the script, instead made a series of notes or something, and then had an AI write the script based of their notes… that's at least still them doing a lot of the work rather than simply feeding an AI a bunch of Carlin's specials directly. So… again, not terribly bad.
However, if they in any way fed the AI Carlin's past work, and then had the AI generate a script from that directly… yeah, that's just gross and pathetic and the type of AI usage I despise.
I don't mind AI voice impersonations when they're just reading off a silly, human-written script, like all the "Gamer President" videos, because those are harmless, funny, and obviously fake. But there has to be a line, and we need to condemn those who cross it, because this could rapidly get out of hand.
Robbie Williams sings a song called “Advertising Space” about Elvis’s memory being reduced to Advertising merchandise after his death. It’s quite relevant to people using AI with the likeness of deceased people like George Carlin.
I agree with your gut on the George Carlin AI thing. Your gut is doing good. Maybe it's those probiotics!!
Of all the people they could have chosen, they went with George Carlin. Clearly they didn't understand him at all, the fv*kwits. Why not someone last seen in Black and White like Phil Silvers or Jerry Lewis, have some fv*king imagination.
I think a lot of this AI stuff, including with George Carlin, is simply applying an answer to "what if." Overall not good in the long run to prove AI's legitimacy, but feel the backlash is somewhat unfair, though understandable to his legacy. I dont think this is trying to gain profit or to prove one's skill at comedy, just a "what if."
I think that as him being gay man, LNX is just provoking those known to vilify the LGBT.
Headphone user warning 4:58
I like the virtual window in the background, it's very cozy
Crucifixion transformer 😂
Did you even watch the GC imitation special? The sooner people can stop being knee-jerk afraid/defensive about AI the more we can get actual intelligent sense-making about the terrain we'll be encountering in just the next few years and decades.
I recommend people who are afraid of or against the AI George Carlin (I don't think it should be done against the wishes of the family) to go to 'the infinite conversation'. Its a conversation that never stops between Bavarian director Werner Herzog and Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek.
I'm from the future and Yesterday Today will be back
Canadians are vary polite Sociopaths.
8:41 the trial IS rigged and unfair and the judge has TDS. you'd have to be deaf and blind not to know this/ there is no victim only winners. just a zealous prosecutor and his gf who ran on putting Trump away.
Great show Phil thanks for the international stuff and less pop culture. In a world where someone always has to have an opinion I appreciate when you come in with opposing views and education to help us decide. I have felt uninformed/uneducated about the Gaza/Israel situation as an American and unsure how to feel. This helps!
I wonder if people consider that Islamic countries just outright kill homosexuals. But people wouldn’t dare “disrespect” that religion. That being said, who cares? Let the dude make music and do his thing. If you like it, enjoy it! If you don’t, ignore it. It’s not very difficult.
Trump is simply bucking the system and career, establishment politicians don’t like it. He wants to bring power back to the people, how this country was founded, instead of keeping the government powerful
Carlin had his flaws, he fell into the trap of becoming what a lot of old comedians become. Dour, preachy, pessimistic, and worse of all as a comedian unfunny. However, the man WAS a genius his political views are truly "center" God I wish there was more entertainers like him.
On the George Carlin AI impersonation, it's incredible how far technology has come and what we can do with LLMs. We should be excited about that part, it's the greed of the companies that want to take advantage of this to stifle the original and new talents for their own personal gain.
Hamas is guilty for creating those conditions. Hamas started the fight. Period. Peacecul protests are done to avoid what is happening in Gaza. I don't excuse the atrocities of the antagonists. I don't blame Israel for being so excessively violent. There isn't another solution. Allowing the attrocities committed by Hamas to go unanswered is an actual crime.
Sounds like Israel's defense to South African claims is a lot of whataboutism.
Georg Carlin, I did go back and watched two clips. Both were about f-ing a child onetime a baby.
Back in the days I laughed pretty hard but today, I just couldn't. Yeah, I know he is not really talking about f-ing children, but I don't enjoy the edginess as much as back in the days. I had to turn it off. 😐
F**k the George Carlin bs
Fuck ueah, South Africa. Way to call out injustice by name, without euphemisms or beating around the bush. If only Anerica and other Western powers could grow balls as big as yours!
I wish nothing but the absolute worst for Netanyahu and his murderous cronies.
Love Lil Nas X's trolling of Christianity, they just keep giving him the outrage and attention.
George Carlin story. I mean if you don't like it, don't watch it 😀 i don't see the issue.
Just watched 2:50 nas's video and its amazingly queer
I love nas
Bro, if you are going to do the news, I would rather you make your shows, shorter and be more consistent every day. You literally hardly post. I would rather you post every day and post less. This is the first thing I check every single day after work and half the time I am always completely disappointed when all I want is the damn news from your perspective, even though I don’t agree with your perspective, this is my ritual you son of a biscuit eater
had to search for you!
What ppl arent grasping is that just because one said is bad doesnt make the otherside good. What is going on in Gaza has been going on since before any of us were alive. Both sides have been terrorists to each other. To think we know everything and that we can untangle it and fix it all. The WHO itself has its nefarious desires for global one-world domination that they rule over. Ultimate power corrupts absolutely. I don't trust corporate media or any government anymore. After the last 4 years how can any of us just blindly believe either side about anything anymore.
The trump trial is a clown show. This is the law being practiced like fear has it in a headlock. If you have to break or bend laws, hide evidence, lie under oath then you've become just as bad as the bad guys.
Goerge Carlin would roll over in his grave.
Why don’t they ask the UN to return the hostages, instead of condemning Israel?
Everyone always bitches and moans about the number of Palestinians killed but Hamas started this. Every time Isreal has been at war with the Muslim countries around them, they have always been the defenders. They have never attacked first. They don't start fights, they merely finish them. Every single time, Isreal has gained territory because of these repeated failed attacks, they give at least some of it back. If there's anyone to blame for the "loss" of "Palestinian" land it's Palestine and the other Islamic nations that keep losing battles. These morons can cry more about the "senseless loss of life" because it's not gonna stop until they leave Isreal the fuck alone.