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Please Let Me Die | Who is Minding the Chatbots? | David Byrne
TV Flash files “Please Let Me Die | Who is Minding the Chatbots? | David Byrne” as hour 663 of 767 in the TV Flash guide — 60 Minutes (1968–present) on CBS, season 55, episode 21, aired 2023-03-05, 60 min.
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This leaf is S55E21: listed hour 663 of 767 in the 60 Minutes guide, hour 21 of 31 in season 55. It aired 2023-03-05 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Kherson Under Fire | The Girls of Sola” (S55E20). Next is “The State of the Navy | "Only in America"” (S55E22). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
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Please Let Me Die – Thousands of Ukrainians are being held captive by Russia as prisoners of war, and, according to the UN, many are being tortured. Scott Pelley interviewed three women soldiers who were recently released, including a military doctor who was pregnant during captivity. The soldiers share their harrowing, heartbreaking, and heroic stories of life in prison and the first moments of freedom. Who is Minding the Chatbots? – This Sunday, Lesley Stahl explores the potential benefits and threats of AI-powered chatbots. Stahl meets with Microsoft's Brad Smith to learn more about their newly launched AI search engine and chatbot, Bing. David Byrne – Anderson Cooper profiles David Byrne, the lead singer and songwriter of Talking Heads, the influential post-punk rock band of the late 1970s and '80s. The band broke up more than 30 years ago, and ever since, Byrne has been on his own eclectic journey blurring the boundaries of music, theater, and art. At 70, he's as creative, energetic, and unusual as ever.
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Where does Please Let Me Die | Who is Minding the Chatbots? | David Byrne sit in the 60 Minutes guide?
S55E21 is listed hour 663 of 767 — hour 21 of 31 in season 55, season 55 episode 21.
When did 60 Minutes S55E21 air?
Please Let Me Die | Who is Minding the Chatbots? | David Byrne aired 2023-03-05 and is listed at 60 minutes.
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Also in season 55
- S55E01 President Biden | Ebrahim Raisi
- S55E02 Secretary of State Blinken | Inside the Committee | Rescuing Reefs
- S55E03 Olena Zelenska | What Happened at Grizzly Flats | Captain Kolisi
- S55E04 Taiwan | After Ian | Church and State
- S55E05 The Lost Souls Of Bucha | The Power Of Grimsby | Coach Prime
- S55E06 Dominion | American Prairie | Ina Garten