>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY! WELCOME BACK.
GIVE IT UP FOR LOUIS CATO AND "THE LATE SHOW" BAND.
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. HOW --
WERE YOU ABLE TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE FIVE MONTHS OUT THERE?
WAS EVERYBODY OUT THERE GIGGING? >> Louis: PEOPLE WERE ALL OVER
THE WORLD. THESE GUYS WERE IN EUROPE.
WE WENT TO DINNER ONCE. >> Stephen: WE DON'T HAVE TIME
FOR THAT WHAT WE ARE DOING THE SHOW.
FANTASTIC. I HAVE MISSED THE AUDIENCE, THE
STAFF, BUT I'VE MISSED THE PRIVILEGE OF SHARING THE STAGE
WITH YOU GUYS EVERY NIGHT. [APPLAUSE]
I MADE SOME FRIENDS THIS SUMMER. I ALREADY KNEW THESE GUYS BUT I
SPENT SOME QUALITY TIME WITH THESE GUYS I LIKE TO CALL
STRIKE FORCE FIVE. I WANT TO THANK --
I WANT TO THANK MY BUDDIES JIMMY FALLON, JIMMY KIMMEL, JOHN
OLIVER, AND SETH MEYERS. WE FORMED A PODCAST TO HELP TRY
TO PAY THE STAFF HERE. [APPLAUSE]
CAMARADERIE, SOMETHING APPROACHING ENTERTAINMENT.
I WON'T CLAIM THE SHOW WAS GOOD. BUT IT WAS SOMETHING TO LISTEN
TO WHILE YOU CHOPPED THE POTATOES ON A SATURDAY I ALSO
WANT TO THANK RYAN REYNOLDS FOR ALL THE MONEY THAT HE GAVE FOR
HIS COMPANIES. AND JUST ASIDE, MIKE, THE EDITOR
WHO MADE THE HOUR AND HALF RAMBLES IN THE ACTUAL SHOWS.
THANK YOU ALL. LET'S DO IT AGAIN SOMEDAY BUT
NOT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY GUEST
TONIGHT IS AMERICA'S MOST BELOVED ASTROPHYSICIST AND HOST
OF "STAR TALK." PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO
"THE LATE SHOW," MY FRIEND AND YOURS, NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] ♪ ♪
NICE TO SEE YOU. >> Neil: WE'RE BACK, BABY.
>> Stephen: AFTER FIVE MONTHS IT IS SO FITTING THAT YOU ARE MY
FIRST GUEST BACK. BETWEEN THESE TWO SHOWS OVER THE
LAST 18 YEARS, YOU'RE MY MOST FREQUENT GUEST.
AND I THINK MAYBE FAVORITE GUE GUEST.
BECAUSE PEOPLE OFTEN ASK ME, WHO'S YOUR FAVORITE GUEST.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHY I SAY YOU?
WHAT IS IT ABOUT TALKING TO YOU THAT I FIND SO --
>> Neil: I HAVE NO IDEA. >> Stephen: YOU BURN WITH AN
INCANDESCENT PASSION ABOUT WHATEVER THE SUBJECT IS.
I OFTEN FEEL VAGUELY SINGED ON THE SIDE OF MY BODY AFTER THE
INTERVIEW IS OVER. ONE OF THE BIG ISSUES FOR THE
WGA AND FOR THE S.A.G.'S USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN OUR
INDUSTRY. I'VE SPOKEN TO PEOPLE RECENTLY
WHO SAY IT'S GOING TO CHANGE DAILY LIFE TO HAVE ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE, HELPERS, ARTIFICIAL ADVISORS HELP WITH
PRODUCTIVITY AND THAT SORT OF THING.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON AI? I JUST CAN'T BUY THE FEAR.
I'M ACTUALLY NOT THAT AFRAID OF IT.&
>> Neil: AS A SCIENTIST, WE HAVE BEEN EMBEDDED IN AI EVER
SINCE WE COULD POSSIBLY USE IT. WE SEEK IT OUT.
BECAUSE IT MAKES OUR JOB EASIER. >> Stephen: HOW DOES AI MAKE
YOUR JOB AS AN ASTROPHYSICIST -- >> Neil: I HAVE DATA THAT I'M
SWIMMING IN. I DON'T HAVE THE TIME OR THE
ENERGY TO PROCESS IT, TO INTERPRET IT.
SO YOU TRAIN AI TO REDUCE THE DATA, ANALYZE THE DATA, AND FIND
THE COOL STUFF. I DO THAT WHILE I'M SITTING ON
THE COUCH EATING A TWINKIE. THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT.
PLUS, AI IS ALL AROUND US. WHEN YOU TALK TO SIRI ON YOUR
iPHONE, THERE'S NOT A HUMAN BEING IN THAT EXCHANGE.
SIRI TELLS YOU THE FASTEST WAY TO GET TO GRANDMA'S HOUSE
THROUGH THE TRAFFIC THAT JUST SWELLED UP IN THE LAST FEW
MOMENTS. THAT'S A FORM OF AI.
AI BEAT US AT CHESS. AI BEAT US IN JEOPARDY.
OKAY? NO ONE FREAKED OUT AND RAN FOR
THE HILLS WHEN THAT HAPPEN. IT ONLY MADE HEADLINES WHEN AI
FIGURED OUT HOW TO WRITE YOUR TERM PAPER.
OH, THEN ALL THE LIBERAL ARTS FOLKS, THEY POOPED THEIR PANTS,
OKAY? >> Stephen: I'M NOT GOING TO
SIT HERE AND LET YOU GO AFTER LIBERAL ARTS FOLKS.
>> Neil: I'M GOING TO. I'M GONNA.
IT WRITES YOUR TERM PAPER OF PEOPLE SAID OH, MY GOSH, AI IS
BAD AND DANGEROUS. LET'S BAN IT.
IF YOU KNEW HOW EMBEDDED MODERN CIVILIZATION ALREADY IS IN ALL
VARIANTS OF AI, YOU WOULDN'T POSSIBLY SAY THAT.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S THE ANSWER? >> Neil: THE ANSWER TO WHAT
QUESTION? >> Sephen: ONE WE GOING TO DO
BY THE FACT THAT THE KID CAN HAVE AI WRITE THE TERM PAPER.
>> Neil: I LOVE THAT! SO MAYBE, SO MAYBE EDUCATION
INVOLVES AN ORAL EXAM. WERE YOU ACTUALLY KNOW WHETHER
SOMEONE HAS LEARNED IT. >> Stephen: WOW.
AND YOU ASK QUESTIONS? >> Neil: YES.
THEN YOU PROBE THE MIND OF THE HUMAN RATHER THAN WHATEVER WAS
SUMMONED AT THE KEYBOARD. THAT IS A DEEPER FORM OF
KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION ANYWAY. MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE ALWAYS BEEN
DOING IT. BUT WE HAVEN'T.
YES, IT'S MORE -- YES, IT'S MORE LABOR.
YOU PROBABLY NEED MORE TEACHERS AND YOU MIGHT HAVE TO EVEN PAY
THEM MORE. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> Stephen: OKAY, YOU SETTLED IT.
YOU FIXED IT. >> Neil: I FIXED IT.
REAL QUICK. ON THE AI, I JUST LEARNED DAYS
AGO THAT 15 OF MY BOOKS WERE USED TO INFORM THE AI SEARCH
ENGINES FOR THEIR CONTENT. >> Stephen: AND HOW DO YOU
FEEL ABOUT YOUR MATERIAL BEING USED AS RAW MATERIAL FOR
SOMEBODY ELSE'S BUSINESS? >> Neil: YEAH.
I... [SIGHS]
AS AN EDUCATOR, I WANT PEOPLE -- WHY DO I WRITE BOOKS?
SO YOU CAN LEARN WHAT'S IN THE BOOK INDUCED UP WITH WHAT YOU
LEARNED IN THE BOOK. IF YOU CAN LEARN WHAT'S IN THE
BOOK FASTER BY HAVING AI GRAB IT, I'M STILL, I HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT THAT. OKAY?
15 OUT OF 183000 BOOKS. THERE IS A LOCKED.
BUT IF YOU DO THE MATH, ONE OUT OF --
1/12,000 OF THE AI ENGINE PROCESSING COMES FROM MY BOOKS.
I WAS HONORED BY THAT BUT THEN A LITTLE CREEPED OUT BY IT.
>> Stephen: A LITTLE CREEPED OUT.
LIBERAL ARTS MAJOR? >> Neil: [LAUGHS]
>> Stephen: YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM.
YOU GOT OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE THERE.
WE HAVE TO TAKE A BREAK. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON, EVERYBODY.