Jon Stewart’s comedy series on Apple TV+ was ended after two seasons due to disagreements between the comedian and the company, especially related to issues involving China and artificial intelligence, according to reports published on Friday (20).
Jon Stewart has reportedly informed his team that executives at Apple, a company with extensive interests in these areas, have expressed concerns about the new content planned for the program “The Challenge of Jon Stewart”, according to information from the newspaper The New York Times. So far, Apple has not commented in response to requests for comment made by AFP.
Jon Stewart rose to prominence in the United States as host of “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central, a program he left in 2015 to become involved in other projects.
The streaming platform Apple TV+ launched “The Jon Stewart Challenge” in 2021, a current affairs program in which each episode explored a different topic with a satirical twist. Some of the themes covered last season included “Made in USA Globalization”, “The Military-Industrial Complex” and “The Gender Struggle”.
Since Apple began operations in China in 1993, the US technology giant has become a major supplier of computers, electronics and smartphones in the Asian country.
Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, made a surprise visit to China this month. On previous occasions, he has described his company’s relationship with China as being “symbiotic” in nature.
In an August phone conversation, when talking about dividends, Cook highlighted that Apple considers artificial intelligence and machine learning to be “critical technologies that are virtually integrated into every product we produce.”
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2023-10-21 05:00:00
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