Google CEO admits he doesn't 'fully understand' how his AI works after it taught itself a new language and invented fake data to advance an idea



Google released Bard in March, an artificial intelligence tool touted as ChatGPT's rival. Just weeks into this public experiment, Bard has already defied expectations and ethical boundaries.

In an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes" that aired Sunday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai admitted that there is a degree of impenetrability regarding generative AI chatbots' reasoning.

"There is an aspect of this which we call ... a 'black box.' You know, you don't fully understand," said Pichai. "You can't quite tell why it said this or why it got wrong. We have some ideas, and our ability to understand this gets better over time. But that's where the state of the art is."

CBS' Scott Pelley asked, "You don't fully understand how it works and yet you've turned it loose on society?"

"Let me put it this way: I don't think we fully understand how a human mind works either," responded Pichai.

Despite citing ignorance on another subject as a rationale for blindly releasing new technology into the wild, Pichai was nevertheless willing to admit, "AI will impact everything."

Google describes Bard on its website as "a creative and helpful collaborator" that "can supercharge your imagination, boost your productivity, and help you bring your ideas to life—whether you want help planning the perfect birthday party and drafting the invitation, creating a pro & con list for a big decision, or understanding really complex topics simply."

While Pichai and other technologists have highlighted possible benefits of generative AI, Goldman Sachs noted in a March 26 report, "Generative AI could expose the equivalent of 300 million full-time jobs to automation."

In 2019, then-candidate Joe Biden told coal miners facing unemployment to "learn to code." In a twist of fate, the Goldman Sachs report indicated that coders and technologically savvy white-collar workers face replacement by Bard-like AI models at higher rates than those whose skills were only yesteryear denigrated by the president.

Legal, engineering, financial, sales, forestry, protective service, and education industries all reportedly face over 27% workforce exposure to automation.

In addition to losing hundreds of millions of jobs, truth may also be lost in the corresponding inhuman revolution.

"60 Minutes" reported that James Manyika, Google's senior vice president of technology and society, asked Bard about inflation. Within moments, the tool provided him with an essay on economics along with five recommended books, ostensibly as a means to bolster its claims. However, it soon became clear that none of the books were real. All of the titles were pure fictions.

Pelley confronted Pichai about the chatbot's apparent willingness to lie, which technologists reportedly refer to as "error with confidence" or "hallucinations."

For instance, according to Google, when prompted about how it works, Bard will often times lie or "hallucinate" about how it was trained or how it functions.

"Are you getting a lot of hallucinations?" asked Pelley.

"Yes, you know, which is expected. No one in the, in the field, has yet solved the hallucination problems. All models do have this as an issue," answered Pichai.

The Google CEO appeared uncertain when pressed on whether AI models' eagerness to bend the truth to suit their ends is a solvable problem, though noted with confidence, "We'll make progress."

\u201cOne AI program spoke in a foreign language it was never trained to know. This mysterious behavior, called emergent properties, has been happening \u2013 where AI unexpectedly teaches itself a new skill. https://t.co/v9enOVgpXT\u201d
— 60 Minutes (@60 Minutes) 1681687340

Bard is not just a talented liar. It's also an autodidact.

Manyika indicated Bard has evidenced staggering emergent properties.

Emergent properties are the attributes of a system that its constituent parts do not have on their own but arise when interacting collectively or in a wider whole.

Britannica offers a human memory as an example: "A memory that is stored in the human brain is an emergent property because it cannot be understood as a property of a single neuron or even many neurons considered one at a time. Rather, it is a collective property of a large number of neurons acting together."

Bard allegedly had no initial knowledge of or fluency in Bengali. However, need precipitated emergence.

"We discovered that with very few amounts of prompting in Bengali, it can now translate all of Bengali. So now, all of a sudden, we now have a research effort where we're now trying to get to a thousand languages," said Manyika.

These talented liars capable of amassing experience unprompted may soon express their competence in the world of flesh and bone — on factory floors, on soccer fields, and in other "human environments."

Raia Hadsell, vice president of research and robotics at Google's DeepMind, told "60 Minutes" that engineers helped teach their AI program how to emulate human movement in a soccer game. However, they prompted the self-learning program not to move like a human, but to learn how to score.

Accordingly, the AI, preoccupied with the ends, not the means, evolved its understanding of motion, discarding ineffective movements and optimizing its soccer moves in order to ultimately score more points.

"This is the type of research that can eventually lead to robots that can come out of the factories and work in other types of human environments. You know, think about mining, think about dangerous construction work or exploration or disaster recovery," said Hadsell.

The aforementioned Goldman Sachs report on jobs lost by automation did not appear to factor in the kind of self-learning robots Hadsell envisions marching out into the world.

Prior to the conquest of human environments by machines, there are plenty of threats already presented by these new technologies that may first need to be addressed.

Newsweek prompted Bard's competitor ChatGPT about risks that AI technology could pose, and it answered: "As AI becomes more advanced, it could be used to manipulate public opinion, spread propaganda, or launch cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure. AI-powered social media bots can be used to amplify certain messages or opinions, creating the illusion of popular support or opposition to a particular issue. AI algorithms can also be used to create and spread fake news or disinformation, which can influence public opinion and sway elections."

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Biden says COVID-19 pandemic is 'over,' not sure if he'll run in 2024



In his first interview with an American TV journalist in 220 days, President Joe Biden said the COVID-19 pandemic is "over."

Speaking to "60 Minutes" for the first time in his presidency, Biden told host Scott Pelley, "The pandemic is over."

"We still have a problem with COVID. We're still doing a lot of work on it ... but the pandemic is over," President Biden said. "If you notice, no one’s wearing masks. Everybody seems to be in pretty good shape. And so I think it’s changing. And I think this is a perfect example of it."

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the current 7-day moving average of daily new cases is 59,856 as of Sept. 14, 2022. The current 7-day average of daily new cases is similar to the numbers in late April and in July 2021 – when there were many COVID-19 restrictions still in place across the country.

In December 2021, Biden raised the alarm for unvaccinated Americans.

"We are looking at a winter of severe illness and death for the unvaccinated, for themselves, their families, and the hospitals they'll soon overwhelm," Biden fearmongered.

Pelley asked Biden, "Mr. President, as you know, last Tuesday the annual inflation rate came in at 8.3%. The stock market nosedived. People are shocked by their grocery bills. What can you do better and faster?"

Biden replied, "Well, first of all, let's put this in perspective. Inflation rate month to month was just – just an inch, hardly at all."

When pressed about the 40-year-high inflation of 8.3%, Biden argued, "No, I'm not saying it is good news. But it was 8.2% or – 8.2% before. I mean, it's not – you're ac– we act– make it sound like all of a sudden, "My god, it went to 8.2%." It's been–."

\u201c\u201cI\u2019m telling the American people that we\u2019re going to get control of inflation,\u201d President Joe Biden tells Scott Pelley. Mr. Biden says his plan to avoid a recession is to \u201ccontinue to grow the economy.\u201d https://t.co/7SixTE3OMT\u201d
— 60 Minutes (@60 Minutes) 1663546020

Regarding aiding Ukraine during the Russian invasion, Biden declared, "We're gonna stay with 'em as long as they need our help." Biden added that the United States would provide financial aid to Ukraine for "as long as it takes."

\u201c\u201cThe price Ukrainian people are paying for this war is extremely high. But we\u2019re going to stay with them as long as they need help,\u201d President Biden says. The US has announced more than $15 billion to Ukraine, and Mr. Biden says US commitment is ironclad. https://t.co/7SixTElqbt\u201d
— 60 Minutes (@60 Minutes) 1663546380

Biden claimed that he had not been briefed about the alleged classified documents the FBI found at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home.

"I have not asked for the specifics of those documents because I don't want to get myself in the middle of whether or not the Justice Department should move or not move on certain actions they could take," Biden alleged. "I– I agreed I would not tell them what to do and not, in fact, engage in telling them how to prosecute or not."

President Biden on the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago | 60 Minutes www.youtube.com

Biden was asked, "Sir, are you committed to running again, or are there certain conditions that have to be right?"

President Biden said, "Look, if I were to say to you, I'm running again, all of a sudden, a whole range of things come into play that I have – requirements I have to change and move and do."

He added that because of election laws and other reasons make it "much too early to make that kind of decision" about running for president in 2024.

"I'm a great respecter of fate. And so, what I'm doing is I'm doing my job," he continued. "I'm gonna do that job. And within the timeframe that makes sense after this next election cycle here, going into next year, make a judgment on what to do."

"Look, my intention as I said to begin with is that I would run again," he stated. "But it's just an intention. But is it a firm decision that I run again? That remains to be seen."

President Biden on running for re-election in 2024 | 60 Minutes www.youtube.com

‘Birds Aren’t Real’ conspiracy theorist leaves '60 Minutes' reporter SPEECHLESS



Peter McIndoe, the 24-year-old Memphis man who is behind the viral "Birds Aren’t Real” conspiracy theory, joined "60 Minutes" on Sunday and soon left correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi at a loss for words.

The "Birds Aren't Real" movement, which claims the government killed billions of birds and replaced them with surveillance drones to monitor citizens, is actually a parody intended to poke fun at other bizarre online conspiracies.

“It’s taking this concept of misinformation and almost building a little safe space to come together within it and laugh at it, rather than be scared by it,” McIndoe said on "60 Minutes."

A clip from the interview shows McIndoe "in character" telling Alfonsi how he feels about seagulls.

“I don’t trust them, I will tell you that,” McIndoe says. “Have you ever been to the beach and you got some food left over and a seagull comes over and tries to get it? That’s not because it’s hungry. The mainstream media wants to sell us this lie: ‘Oh, birds are hungry.’ When in fact, seagulls are taking your food to bring it back to the Pentagon for DNA harvesting and testing.”

Clearly struggling to keep a straight face, Alfonsi presses on by asking McIndoe how he feels about "60 Minutes."

“I am not going to go on news shows, but shows about clocks and time, I am okay with sharing my information with. And I understand this isn’t anything like the media,” he answers.

Watch the video clip below:


No, the government didn\u2019t massacre billions of birds and replace them with drones. The Birds Aren\u2019t Real conspiracy is pure parody, meant to mirror the absurdity of conspiracy theories that have taken flight across the country, says founder Peter McIndoe https://cbsn.ws/3LzIeiB\u00a0pic.twitter.com/xapT29vbKJ
— 60 Minutes (@60 Minutes) 1651448605

‘Birds Aren’t Real’ conspiracy theorist leaves '60 Minutes' reporter SPEECHLESS



Peter McIndoe, the 24-year-old Memphis man who is behind the viral "Birds Aren’t Real” conspiracy theory, joined "60 Minutes" on Sunday and soon left correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi at a loss for words.

The "Birds Aren't Real" movement, which claims the government killed billions of birds and replaced them with surveillance drones to monitor citizens, is actually a parody intended to poke fun at other bizarre online conspiracies.

“It’s taking this concept of misinformation and almost building a little safe space to come together within it and laugh at it, rather than be scared by it,” McIndoe said on "60 Minutes."

A clip from the interview shows McIndoe "in character" telling Alfonsi how he feels about seagulls.

“I don’t trust them, I will tell you that,” McIndoe says. “Have you ever been to the beach and you got some food left over and a seagull comes over and tries to get it? That’s not because it’s hungry. The mainstream media wants to sell us this lie: ‘Oh, birds are hungry.’ When in fact, seagulls are taking your food to bring it back to the Pentagon for DNA harvesting and testing.”

Clearly struggling to keep a straight face, Alfonsi presses on by asking McIndoe how he feels about "60 Minutes."

“I am not going to go on news shows, but shows about clocks and time, I am okay with sharing my information with. And I understand this isn’t anything like the media,” he answers.

Watch the video clip below:


No, the government didn\u2019t massacre billions of birds and replace them with drones. The Birds Aren\u2019t Real conspiracy is pure parody, meant to mirror the absurdity of conspiracy theories that have taken flight across the country, says founder Peter McIndoe https://cbsn.ws/3LzIeiB\u00a0pic.twitter.com/xapT29vbKJ
— 60 Minutes (@60 Minutes) 1651448605

Minnesota AG admits there is no evidence that race was a factor in George Floyd killing



Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) acknowledged during an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes" Sunday that there is no evidence race was a motivating factor in the killing of George Floyd.

The progressive attorney general made the stunning admission when fielding a question from interviewer Scott Pelley on why the prosecution didn't pursue a hate crime charge against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who knelt on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes during an arrest last May.

"I wouldn't call it that because hate crimes are crimes where there's an explicit motive and of bias," Ellison said. "We don't have any evidence that Derek Chauvin factored in George Floyd's race as he did what he did."

“In our society, there is a social norm that killing certain kinds of people is more tolerable than other kinds of… https://t.co/ZvF5G8oblU
— 60 Minutes (@60 Minutes)1619392579.0

"You could've charged him with a hate crime under Minnesota law, and you chose not to," Pelley reiterated.

"Could have," Ellison responded. "But we only charge those crimes that we had evidence that we could put in front of a jury to prove. If we'd had a witness that told us that Derek Chauvin made a racial reference, we might have charged him with a hate crime. But I would have needed a witness to say that on the stand. We didn't have it. So we didn't do it."

Last week, Chauvin was pronounced guilty by a 12-person jury of murder and manslaughter for his role in Floyd's death. Video of the incident spread like wildfire on social media and quickly became a flashpoint in a national conversation about racial injustice and police brutality. It ignited months of violent protests and riots across the country and around the world.

To anyone following the case and its subsequent coverage in the media, Floyd's killing seemed always to be primarily about racial bias, which is what makes Ellison's admission so shocking.

"The whole world sees this as a white officer killing a black man because he is black, and you're telling me that there's no evidence to support that?" Pelley asked with palpable astonishment.

In response, Ellison argued that while there was no specific evidence of racial bias in this particular case, systemic racism was obviously at work.

"In our society, there is a social norm that killing certain kinds of people is more tolerable than other kinds of people," he said.

"In order for us to stop and pay serious attention to this case and be outraged by it, it's not necessary that Derek Chauvin had a specific racial intent to harm George Floyd," he continued. "The fact is we know that, through housing patterns, through employment, through wealth, through a whole range of other things — so often, people of color, black people, end up with harsh treatment from law enforcement. And other folks doing the exact same thing just don't."

The prosecution team in the Derek Chauvin murder trial speak to 60 Minutes www.youtube.com

'Absolute malarkey': '60 Minutes' airs deceptively edited segment accusing Gov. Ron DeSantis of corruption



CBS News' "60 minutes" was blasted on Sunday by a top Democratic official in Florida and the state's largest grocery store chain after it aired a deceptively edited segment insinuating that Governor Ron DeSantis (R) engaged in a "pay to play" scheme with COVID-19 vaccine distribution.

On Sunday evening, CBS News' Sharyn Alfonsi reported that DeSantis received a $100,000 donation to his PAC from Publix grocery stores, which later partnered with the state to distribute COVID-19 vaccines. "60 Minutes" aired a clip of Alfonsi confronting DeSantis at a press conference south of Orlando, accusing the governor of "pay to play" by giving Publix exclusive rights to distribute the vaccine after he received that donation.

The governor said Alfonsi was "wrong" and spreading a "fake narrative" and proceeded to correct the record, but his long answer was cut out of the segment by CBS News' editors.

"What you're saying is wrong," Gov DeSantis tells Sharyn Alfonsi in response to a question about whether the Publix… https://t.co/raou7mFZKB
— 60 Minutes (@60 Minutes)1617578474.0

The Daily Wire reported the transcript of the segment, highlighting in bold the parts of DeSantis' answer that were edited out of the clip.

Sharyn Alfonsi: Publix, as you know, donated $100,000 to your campaign, and then you rewarded them with the exclusive rights to distribute the vaccination in Palm Beach—

Ron DeSantis: So, first of all, that — what you're saying is wrong. That's—

Sharyn Alfonsi: How is that not pay-to-play?

Ron DeSantis: —that, that's a fake narrative. So, first of all, when we did, the first pharmacies that had it were CVS and Walgreens. And they had a long-term care mission. So they were going to the long-term care facilities. They got the vaccine in the middle of December, they started going to the long-term care facilities the third week of December to do LTCs. So that was their mission. That was very important. And we trusted them to do that. As we got into January, we wanted to expand the distribution points. So yes, you had the counties, you had some drive-through sites, you had hospitals that were doing a lot, but we wanted to get it into communities more. So we reached out to other retail pharmacies — Publix, Walmart — obviously CVS and Walgreens had to finish that mission. And we said, we're going to use you as soon as you're done with that. For Publix, they were the first one to raise their hand, say they were ready to go. And you know what, we did it on a trial basis. I had three counties. I actually showed up that weekend and talked to seniors across four different Publix. How was the experience? Is this good? Should you think this is a way to go? And it was 100% positive. So we expanded it, and then folks liked it. And I can tell you, if you look at a place like Palm Beach County, they were kind of struggling at first in terms of the senior numbers. I went, I met with the county mayor. I met with the administrator. I met with all the folks in Palm Beach County, and I said, "Here's some of the options: we can do more drive-through sites, we can give more to hospitals, we can do the Publix, we can do this." They calculated that 90% of their seniors live within a mile and a half of a Publix. And they said, "We think that would be the easiest thing for our residents." So, we did that, and what ended up happening was, you had 65 Publix in Palm Beach. Palm Beach is one of the biggest counties, one of the most elderly counties, we've done almost 75% of the seniors in Palm Beach, and the reason is because you have the strong retail footprint. So our way has been multifaceted. It has worked. And we're also now very much expanding CVS and Walgreens, now that they've completed the long-term care mission.

Sharyn Alfonsi: The criticism is that it's pay-to-play, governor.

Ron DeSantis: And it's wrong. It's wrong. It's a fake narrative. I just disabused you of the narrative. And you don't care about the facts. Because, obviously, I laid it out for you in a way that is irrefutable.

Sharyn Alfonsi: Well, I— I was just—

Ron DeSantis: And, so, it's clearly not.

Sharyn Alfonsi: Isn't there the nearest Publix —

Ron DeSantis: No, no, no. You're wrong.

Sharyn Alfonsi: —30 miles away.

Ron DeSantis: You're wrong. You're wrong. Yes, sir?

Sharyn Alfonsi: That's actually a fact.

"The irresponsible suggestion that there was a connection between campaign contributions made to Governor DeSantis and our willingness to join other pharmacies in support of the state's vaccine distribution efforts is absolutely false and offensive," Publix said in a scathing statement provided to "60 Minutes."

"We are proud of our pharmacy associates for administering more than 1.5 million doses of vaccine to date and for joining other retailers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia to do our part to help our communities emerge from the pandemic," the grocery store said.

Florida's director of emergency management, Jared Moskowitz, the Democratic state official responsible for directing the response to the pandemic under Gov. DeSantis, came to the governor's defense and called Alfonsi's narrative "absolute malarkey."

Kamala Harris laughs nervously at suggestion that Biden's a Trojan Horse for her socialistic policies



Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (Calif.) appeared to laugh nervously and struggle to formulate an answer when asked about her far-left political views during a recent "60 Minutes" interview, which aired on Sunday.

What happened?

"You're very different, in the policies that you've supported in the past," CBS News anchor Norah O'Donnell said to Harris about her policy differences with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.

"You're considered the most liberal United States senator," O'Donnell stated bluntly, to which Harris replied, "I — somebody said that and it actually was Mike Pence on the debate stage," as she laughed uncomfortably.

"Yeah. Well, actually, the nonpartisan GovTrack has rated you as the most liberal senator," O'Donnell interjected. "You supported the Green New Deal; you supported Medicare for All; you've supported legalizing marijuana. Joe Biden doesn't support those things. So are you going to bring the policies — those progressive policies that you supported as senator — into a Biden administration?"

Harris countered by saying she has promised Biden she will always share with him her "lived experience" and "perspective" on any issues their potential administration may confront.

"And is that a socialist or progressive perspective?" O'Donnell asked.

"No. No," Harris answered, laughing even more uncomfortably than before. "It is the perspective of a woman who grew up a black child in America, who was also a prosecutor, who also has a mother who arrived here at the age of 19 from India. Who also, you know, likes hip-hop. Like, what do you want to know?"

If elected, would Kamala Harris advocate for Medicare for All, a plan Joe Biden doesn’t support?“I would not have… https://t.co/qF73OuWjSJ
— 60 Minutes (@60 Minutes)1603671491.0

At this point, O'Donnell plainly stated what it was she had been trying to get at with her previous questions.

"Well, I want to give you the opportunity to address this, because at the Republican National Convention, President Trump made the case that Joe Biden is gonna be nothing more than a Trojan horse for socialist policies for the left wing of the Democratic Party," she said. "Are you going to push those policies when you're vice president of the United States?"

Harris again countered with a vague answer, saying, "I am not going to be confined to Donald Trump's definition of who I or anybody else is. And I think America has learned that that would be a mistake."

Why does it matter?

Eventually, Harris came around to articulating that she would not have joined the ticket if she didn't support Biden's proposals, but it was arduous to get there.

The liberal senator's difficulty in fielding basic questions about her record likely did not do anything to assuage moderate Democratic voters who may be concerned about the party's progressive movement.

The Trump campaign has made it a point to to alert voters to the possibility that Harris may in fact be the guiding hand in a Biden administration, especially given Biden's age and questions regarding his mental and physical acuity.

Joe Biden says commission to 'reform' Supreme Court will go 'well beyond' court packing



During a yet-to-be-aired "60 Minutes" interview, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced that, if elected in November, he would establish a commission to reform the Supreme Court — and changes to be considered would go "well beyond" just court packing.

"If elected, what I will do is I'll put together a national commission of, a bipartisan commission of scholars, constitutional scholars, Democrats, Republicans, liberal, conservative. And I will ask them to over 180 days come back to me with recommendations as to how to reform the court system because it's getting out of whack ... the way in which it's being handled," Biden said in a clip from the interview posted to Twitter Thursday.

"And it's not about court packing. There's a number of other things that our constitutional scholars have debated and I've looked to see what recommendations that commission might make," he added.

"There's a number of alternatives that go well beyond packing," he indicated. "The last thing we need to do is turn the Supreme Court into just a political football — whoever has the most votes gets whatever they want. Presidents come and go. Supreme court justices stay for generations."

Watch more of @NorahODonnell's interview with Joe Biden, Sunday. https://t.co/wJmb8MatVg
— 60 Minutes (@60 Minutes)1603365014.0

It was not immediately clear to what "alternatives" Biden was referring to, and it's doubtful that the candidate will disclose them before the election, anyhow.

The comments are likely to stir up more controversy around the issue as Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) have been purposefully tightlipped about their intentions, refusing to indicate whether they would add seats to the court in response to Judge Amy Coney Barrett's expected confirmation to the Supreme Court.

At one point earlier this month, Biden even snapped after being asked about his intentions and amazingly stated that voters don't deserve to know his stance on the issue before the election.

Then last week, when pressed on the issue once again, Biden hinted that he's "not a fan" of court packing but still refused to give a clear answer on the issue.

TheBlaze noted in a recent report that any attempt to grow the Supreme Court will need to go through Congress first, and thus a number of moderate Democrats, especially in the Senate, would need to be convinced.

That effort may prove to be particularly difficult since a majority of Americans — 58% — still oppose court packing, according to a recent poll conducted by the New York Times.

Ted Cruz scorches CBS News over 'most complete indictment of media bias ever' involving Biden accuser



Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) identified the "most complete indictment of media bias ever" over the weekend — and now he wants answers.

What did Cruz say?

Over the weekend, "60 Minutes" aired a special interview with Tara Reade, the woman who claims Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden sexually assaulted her in the early 1990s when she worked in his Senate office. Biden has vehemently denied any wrongdoing.

But for some reason, CBS News, just weeks away from the election, set up the exclusive interview to air in Australia — not the United States.

The fact that CBS News chose to use its Australian version of "60 Minutes" to give Reade a platform, instead of the "60 Minutes" that airs in the U.S., is evidence that CBS News is "covering up" for Democrats, according to Cruz.

"This is the most complete indictment of media bias ever. Why does CBS think voters in...Australia need to know about these serious charges against Biden, but not voters in...America (where he's actually on the ballot)? ONLY explanation is that @CBSNews is covering up for Dems," Cruz said.

He added, "Please, @CBSNews respond. Either tell us (1) why YOU decided this is news in Australia, but not the USA, or (2) why you have abandoned any pretense at impartiality or journalistic integrity? We'll wait."

Please, @CBSNews respond. Either tell us (1) why YOU decided this is news in Australia, but not the USA, or (2) w… https://t.co/Gr7qCFDZ1P
— Ted Cruz (@Ted Cruz)1601840997.0

What did Reade tell '60 Minutes' in Australia?

Reade graphically and emotionally recounted her allegations against Biden and explained why she didn't come forward with the allegations until it was clear Biden was going to secure the Democratic presidential nomination.

"I decided that people needed to know," Reade said. "He's going to the highest office in the land. I know what he's like. I know what his character is like — and he doesn't deserve the presidency based on what happened to me."

"He's been misogynistic, he's had sexual assault allegations, sexual harassment," Reade added. "He's a blue Trump, he's a blue Trump."

Opponent of the opponent. A former staffer of @JoeBiden reveals why the Democrat candidate should never be Presiden… https://t.co/Rp4jr2E5QF
— 60 Minutes Australia (@60 Minutes Australia)1601535622.0

It's not clear why CBS News decided that its Australian version of "60 Minutes" should land the exclusive interview with Reade.

However, the show did acknowledge the fact that Reade's allegations have received extremely little coverage during the peak of the 2020 election in America.

The allegations, in fact, have received almost no airtime in the mainstream media since the spring, and Biden's denials were hardly scrutinized.