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Jun 2024
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AI vs Unions, Threads vs X, People vs Ma...

Yaniv Bernstein, Chris Saad
About this episode

Are Amazon workers fighting the inevitable? Learn how founders, investors and industry leaders are responding to the big trends in AI.

In this week's episode, Chris and Yaniv discuss:

  • Amazon Warriors: The Amazon Labor Union have joined the Teamsters. But how will warehouse worker representation matter amidst rising automation and AI?
  • A Common Thread: How does Meta's launch of the Threads API compare to Twitter's current and former developer ecosystems?
  • Hey Big Vendor: Why the US might be facing 'key vendor risk' in many areas, including from NVIDIA, Elon Musk, and Israel.
  • My Friend Robot: How AI's capacity to replace human labor may shift our loyalties towards AI-generated content.

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Credits

Editor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Justin McArthur⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro Voice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jeremiah Owyang⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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