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October 20, 2023 2 min 297 words
这则报道揭示了在当今媒体和娱乐行业中，AI和中国问题的敏感性。乔恩·斯图尔特的Apple TV+节目因与苹果公司就节目主题发生争执而被终止。苹果担心节目内容，尤其是关于中国和人工智能的部分，可能引发争议，表现出对政治敏感性的担忧。 这一事件凸显了艺术家与科技巨头之间的冲突，以及自由创作与企业合作之间的张力。斯图尔特为保持节目的创作自由，选择了离开，而不是妥协。 这也反映出中国问题和AI技术的敏感性，尤其是在媒体和娱乐领域。在当今全球化的背景下，企业需要谨慎处理与这两个话题相关的内容，以避免引发政治和商业争议。 这则报道引发了对言论自由和娱乐产业的控制权的重要讨论，以及企业在涉及敏感主题时的责任。
The Problem With Jon Stewart isn't coming back for a third season at Apple TV+, according to The New York Times. It was already supposed to begin filming for another eight episodes within the next couple of weeks, but Apple and Stewart reportedly decided to part ways before it can start. While neither party has issued a statement yet, the publications said the parties didn't see eye to eye when it came to hot button topics. The host apparently told production staff that Apple executives had raised concerns about certain subject matters he's potentially covering in the show, particularly China and artificial intelligence.
Based on The Hollywood Reporter's confirmation of the news, Apple talked to Stewart about the need to be "aligned" when it comes to show topics and even threatened to cancel the series. Wanting full creative control of The Problem, Stewart chose to walk away instead.
The Problem debuted on Apple TV+ in 2021, with episodes coming out every other week, six years after Stewart left The Daily Show. Its second season started streaming in 2022 and had four more episodes — for a total of 12 — than the first. It also streamed every week with a break of a few months after its sixth episode. The newer season covered controversial topics, as well, including gender identity and the indictment of former president Donald Trump. Although those episodes went out for streaming, The Hollywood Reporter's sources said there had already been tension between the parties before the third season production kicked off due to the previous themes Stewart had covered on the show. As The Times said, Apple may have been worried about being dragged into political controversies that the series could bring and had agreed to end their partnership.