60 Minutes (US) S59E03 - Who Needs Humans? | The Thom Tillis Tightrope | Saint Francis in the Cloud
Summary:
Who Needs Humans? - What does the AI revolution mean for the future of work? Correspondent Jon Wertheim goes inside a company at the forefront of training AI in subjects humans have spent careers mastering, and reports on the perils and promise of AI in the workplace. David M. Levine and Meghan Lisson are the producers.
The Thom Tillis Tightrope - Retiring North Carolina Republican Senator Thom Tillis speaks exclusively with 60 MINUTES about the political advisors he believes are responsible for undermining President Trump's second term. In his only interview ahead of the release of his new book, "How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents," Tillis joins correspondent Ross Douthat for a candid conversation about the ups and downs of his relationship with President Trump, the state of the Senate and the Republican Party, and how his upbringing shaped his political outlook. Graham Messick is the producer.
Saint Francis in the Cloud - In 1997, a pair of powerful earthquakes struck the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, the magnificent resting place of one of Christianity's most beloved figures. The quakes cratered part of the roof leaving countless art treasures permanently damaged. Now a team of art historians and software engineers are using 21st century technologies to restore the 13th century basilica. Correspondent Bill Whitaker reports on an ambitious AI and gigapixel photography project designed to preserve the great church in the future and open its treasures to the virtual world. Heather Abbott is the producer.
