The Daily Show · SEASON 31
October 5, 2026 - Jacob Coxon
Episode 111 · 2026-10-05
- News
- Comedy
Episode overview
As the threats posed by AI models continue to grow, AI oligarchs struggle to explain the upsides of their technology. Jon Stewart breaks down the latest tech headlines, including Trump's refusal to regulate AI and CEOs' awkward attempts to make human annihilation seem less scary (at least Grok can make funny videos!). Plus, Jon chats with Meta's totally cute and totally not-sinister Muse AI agent, who makes him feel WAY better about the situation. Jacob Coxon, a former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher who spoke out about the dangers of artificial intelligence, opens up to Jon Stewart about the grim reality of the tech industry— from malicious hacks to potential biological attacks. The two discuss the future, AI-led utopia that tech companies are trying to sell us, the megalomania and riskiness that underlie the industry, and the terrifying capabilities Coxon witnessed while training AI models at Anthropic and OpenAI.
50 minutes
Season 31 episodes
1. January 5, 2026 - Sen. Mark Kelly2026-01-05
2. January 6, 2026 - Park Chan-wook2026-01-06
3. January 7, 2026 - Stephen J. Dubner2026-01-07
4. January 8, 2026 - Lucy Liu2026-01-08
5. January 12, 2026 - Jenin Younes2026-01-12
6. January 13, 2026 - Joachim Trier2026-01-13
7. January 14, 2026 - Langhorne Slim2026-01-14
8. January 15, 2026 - Wagner Moura2026-01-15
9. January 20, 2026 - Artis Stevens2026-01-20
10. January 21, 2026 - Simu Liu2026-01-21
11. January 22, 2026 - Alexandria Stapleton2026-01-22
12. January 26, 2026 - Jason Rezaian2026-01-26
13. January 27, 2026 - Michael Urie2026-01-27
14. January 28, 2026 - Gov. Mikie Sherrill2026-01-28
15. January 29, 2026 - Katherine LaNasa2026-01-29
16. February 2, 2026 - Heather Ann Thompson2026-02-02
17. February 3, 2026 - Paul Rosolie2026-02-03
18. February 4, 2026 - Patricia Lee aka "Ms. Pat"2026-02-04
19. February 5, 2026 - Jon Shenk & Marcus Capone2026-02-05
20. February 9, 2026 - Gov. Andy Beshear2026-02-09
21. February 10, 2026 - Tim Blake Nelson2026-02-10
22. February 11, 2026 - Andrew Jarecki2026-02-11
23. February 12, 2026 - Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey2026-02-12
24. February 23, 2026 - A. Mechele Dickerson2026-02-23
25. February 24, 2026 - Padma Lakshmi2026-02-24
26. February 25, 2026 - Jonathan Haidt & Catherine Price2026-02-25
27. February 26, 2026 - Christa Miller2026-02-26
28. March 2, 2026 - Jafar Panahi2026-03-02
29. March 3, 2026 - Geeta Gandbhir2026-03-03
30. March 4, 2026 - Erika Alexander2026-03-04
31. March 5, 2026 - Mychal Threets2026-03-05
32. March 16, 2026 - Mayor Matt Mahan2026-03-16
33. March 17, 2026 - George Saunders2026-03-17
34. March 18, 2026 - Steve Zahn2026-03-18
35. March 19, 2026 - Rebecca Traister2026-03-19
36. March 23, 2026 - Jake Sullivan2026-03-23
37. March 24, 2026 - Sterling K. Brown2026-03-24
38. March 25, 2026 - Joel Martinez aka "The Kid Mero"2026-03-25
39. March 26, 2026 - Eiza González2026-03-26
40. March 30, 2026 - Cindy Cohn2026-03-30
41. March 31, 2026 - Julio Torres2026-03-31
42. April 1, 2026 - Dr. Mary Claire Haver2026-04-01
43. April 13, 2026 - Aziz Abu Sarah & Moaz Inon2026-04-13
44. April 14, 2026 - Bao Nguyen2026-04-14
45. April 15, 2026 - Zoe Lister-Jones2026-04-15
46. April 16, 2026 - Lee Sung Jin2026-04-16
47. April 20, 2026 - Annalena Baerbock2026-04-20
48. April 21, 2026 - Noah Wyle2026-04-21
49. April 22, 2026 - Maria Sharapova2026-04-22
50. April 23, 2026 - Ben McKenzie2026-04-23
51. April 27, 2026 - Jodi Kantor2026-04-27
52. April 28, 2026 - Gaten Matarazzo2026-04-28
53. April 29, 2026 - Ali Siddiq2026-04-29
54. April 30, 2026 - Robert Fitzgerald Diggs aka "RZA"2026-04-30
55. May 4, 2026 - Sherrilyn Ifill2026-05-04
56. May 5, 2026 - Paul W. Downs2026-05-05
57. May 6, 2026 - Marla Mindelle2026-05-06
58. May 7, 2026 - Adam Scott2026-05-07
59. May 11, 2026 - Josh Tyrangiel2026-05-11
60. May 12, 2026 - Paul Dano2026-05-12
61. May 13, 2026 - Neil deGrasse Tyson2026-05-13
62. May 14, 2026 - Boots Riley2026-05-14
63. May 18, 2026 - Soumaya Keynes & Chad P. Bown2026-05-18
64. May 19, 2026 - Brendan Fraser2026-05-19
65. May 20, 2026 - Jonnie Park aka "Dumbfoundead"2026-05-20
66. May 21, 2026 - Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic2026-05-21
67. June 1, 2026 - Jason Bateman2026-06-01
68. June 2, 2026 - Dr. Thomas Mather2026-06-02
69. June 3, 2026 - Chase Infiniti2026-06-03
70. June 4, 2026 - Beth Stern2026-06-04
71. June 8, 2026 - Jane Fonda2026-06-08
72. June 9, 2026 - Laverne Cox2026-06-09
73. June 10, 2026 - Nina Dobrev2026-06-10
74. June 11, 2026 - Martina Navratilova & Chris Evert2026-06-11
75. June 15, 2026 - Sen. Raphael Warnock2026-06-15
76. June 16, 2026 - Britt Lower2026-06-16
77. June 17, 2026 - John Early2026-06-17
78. June 18, 2026 - Johnny Knoxville2026-06-18
79. June 22, 2026 - Maggie Haberman & Jonathan Swan2026-06-22
80. June 23, 2026 - Lou Diamond Phillips2026-06-23
81. June 24, 2026 - Jay Pharoah2026-06-24
82. July 7, 2026 - Ann M. Martin2026-07-07
83. July 8, 2026 - Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval2026-07-08
84. July 9, 2026 - Aaron Chen2026-07-09
85. July 13, 2026 - Christopher Nolan2026-07-13
86. July 14, 2026 - Beth Kobliner2026-07-14
87. July 15, 2026 - Molly Shannon2026-07-15
88. July 16, 2026 - Jake Johnson2026-07-16
89. July 20, 2026 - Ben Wikler2026-07-20
90. July 21, 2026 - Megan Rapinoe2026-07-21
91. July 22, 2026 - Elliot Page2026-07-22
92. July 23, 2026 - Karolina Wydra2026-07-23
93. July 27, 2026 - Kaitlan Collins2026-07-27
94. July 28, 2026 - Jeff Hiller2026-07-28
95. July 29, 2026 - Twin Temple2026-07-29
96. July 30, 2026 - Theo Baker2026-07-30
97. September 8, 2026 - Gov. Spencer Cox2026-09-08
98. September 9, 2026 - Jia Tolentino2026-09-09
99. September 10, 2026 - Andrew Garfield2026-09-10
100. September 15, 2026 - Danielle Brooks2026-09-15
101. September 16, 2026 - Colin Kaepernick2026-09-16
102. September 17, 2026 - Giri Nathan2026-09-17
103. September 21, 2026 - Ari Emanuel2026-09-21
104. September 22, 2026 - Tom Morello2026-09-22
105. September 23, 2026 - Jessica Tarlov2026-09-23
106. September 24, 2026 - Merritt Wever2026-09-24
107. September 28, 2026 - Evan Gershkovich2026-09-28
108. September 29, 2026 - Marlon James2026-09-29
109. September 30, 2026 - Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson aka "CMAT"2026-09-30
110. October 1, 2026 - John Wilson2026-10-01
111. October 5, 2026 - Jacob Coxon2026-10-05
112. October 6, 2026 - Aaron Sorkin2026-10-06
113. October 7, 2026 - Sebastian Stan2026-10-07
114. October 8, 2026 - Kyle MacLachlan2026-10-08
115. October 19, 2026 - David Corn2026-10-19
116. October 20, 2026 - Ben Gibbard & "Death Cab for Cutie"2026-10-20
117. October 21, 2026 - Taika Waititi2026-10-21
118. October 22, 2026 - Jimmy O. Yang2026-10-22
119. October 26, 2026 - Matthew Cole2026-10-26
120. October 27, 2026 - Morgana Robinson2026-10-27
121. October 28, 2026 - David Byrne2026-10-28
122. October 29, 2026 - Tracy Letts2026-10-29
123. November 2, 20262026-11-02
124. November 3, 20262026-11-03
125. November 4, 20262026-11-04
126. November 5, 20262026-11-05
127. November 9, 20262026-11-09
128. November 10, 20262026-11-10
129. November 11, 20262026-11-11
130. November 12, 20262026-11-12
131. November 16, 20262026-11-16
132. November 17, 20262026-11-17
133. November 18, 20262026-11-18
134. November 19, 20262026-11-19
