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    CW pushes upcoming season to January; “Kung Fu” reboot set

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    This image released by The CW shows Jared Padalecki as Sam, left, and Jensen Ackles as Dean in a scene from "Supernatural." The long-running series will end after their 15th season. (Katie Yu/The CW via AP)

    By Lynn Elber, Television Writer

    LOS ANGELES (AP) --

    The CW network is pushing the traditional fall start of its new season to January 2021, a response to the industry-wide production shutdown caused by the coronavirus.

    Instead of debuting new and returning CW series this fall, the network said Thursday that it plans to air the final episodes of "Supernatural" amid a mix of unscripted and acquired series including "Swamp Thing" from the DC Universe streaming service.

    Mark Pedowitz, the network's chairman and CEO, said he anticipated that production could resume by late summer or early fall on the final two episodes of "Supernatural," adding to the five already completed.

    "If not, we will then become very flexible and rearrange our schedule," he told a teleconference. 

    Other networks also are dealing with fallout from the production halt forced by the pandemic, with some delaying their fall schedule announcements.

    The studios making CW's other series have targeted a September production start to allow for their planned January debuts, Pedowitz said. Asked if getting back to work by then was realistic in light of the pandemic, he replied, "As realistic as anything else is at this point."

    "All American," "Black Lightning," "The Flash" and "Riverdale" are among the network's returning series.

    The four new series are "Superman & Lois," starring Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch as working parents Clark Kent, aka Superman, and journalist Lois Lane; "Walker," a new take on "Walker, Texas Ranger" starring Jared Padalecki ("Supernatural"); "Kung Fu," a revamp of the original series with Olivia Liang as the martial arts hero, and "The Republic of Sarah," about a school teacher (Stella Baker) fighting a mining company to save her town.

    Besides "Swamp Thing," the fall lineup also will include the Canadian investigative drama "Coroner"; a reimagined fairy tale series, "Tell Me a Story"; the British comedy "Dead Pixels," and "Penn & Teller: Fool Us." 

    CW's prime-time schedule for January 2020:

    Monday
    8 p.m. – "All American"
    9 p.m. – "Black Lightning"

    Tuesday
    8 p.m. – "The Flash"
    9 p.m. – "Superman & Lois"

    Wednesday
    8 p.m. – "Riverdale"
    9 p.m. – "Nancy Drew"

    Thursday
    8 p.m. – "Walker"
    9 p.m. – "Legacies"

    Friday
    8 p.m. – "Penn & Teller: Fool Us"
    9 p.m. – "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"

    Sunday
    8:00 p.m. -"Batwoman"
    9:00 p.m. – "Charmed"

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    Ex-OpenAI engineer who raised legal concerns about the technology he helped build has died

    Saturday, December 21, 2024
    Suchir Balaji poses for a photo in Hawaii in 2018. Balaji was a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who died in November 2024. (Balaji Ramamurthy via AP)

    Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who helped train the artificial intelligence systems behind ChatGPT and later said he believed those practices violated copyright law, has died, according to his parents and San Francisco officials. He was 26.

    Balaji worked at OpenAI for nearly four years before quitting in August. He was well-regarded by colleagues at the San Francisco company, where a co-founder this week called him one of OpenAI's strongest contributors who was essential to developing some of its products.

    "We are devastated to learn of this incredibly sad news and our hearts go out to Suchir's loved ones during this difficult time," said a statement from OpenAI.

    Balaji was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on Nov. 26 in what police said "appeared to be a suicide. No evidence of foul play was found during the initial investigation." The city's chief medical examiner's office confirmed the manner of death to be suicide.

    His parents Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamurthy said they are still seeking answers, describing their son as a "happy, smart and brave young man" who loved to hike and recently returned from a trip with friends.

    Balaji grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and first arrived at the fledgling AI research lab for a 2018 summer internship while studying computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. He returned a few years later to work at OpenAI, where one of his first projects, called WebGPT, helped pave the way for ChatGPT.

    "Suchir's contributions to this project were essential, and it wouldn't have succeeded without him," said OpenAI co-founder John Schulman in a social media post memorializing Balaji. Schulman, who recruited Balaji to his team, said what... Read More

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