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Early this year, Hyundai unveiled its newest employee: a humanoid robot named Atlas. Now, Hyundai’s unionized workers in South Korea are on a partial strike, arguing that humanoids shouldn’t join the assembly line without their approval. WSJ’s Tim Martin explains how the rest of the world is watching to see who wins the battle over the future. Ryan Knutson hosts.
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Move Over, Humans. China's Robots Are Taking Over
How 1 Million Robots Are Taking Over Amazon Warehouses
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Leopold Aschenbrenner, age 24, was hailed as the ‘Nostradamus of AI.’ With that reputation, the wunderkind built a multi-billion dollar hedge fund called Situational Awareness, taking on an enormous amount of debt. WSJ’s Gregory Zuckerman explains how the fund crashed while Aschebrenner was preparing for his wedding. Ryan Knutson hosts.
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- Republican Megadonor Ken Griffin on Trump’s Economy
- Is the AI Boom… a Bubble?
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices - Six months after Savannah Guthrie's mother Nancy was kidnapped from her home in Tucson, Ariz., investigators have little to show beyond a trail of tragic missteps and bad luck. WSJ’s Valerie Bauerlein reports on how early errors, attention from amateur sleuths and public feuding have complicated the case. Jessica Mendoza hosts.
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- Camp Swamp Road
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices - Laura Mayer was born a tryhard, addicted to work. A quality that supercharged her career and earned her executive jobs at major media companies. But as Mayer writes in her new memoir, “Tryhard: A Cautionary Tale of Clocking In and Spinning Out,” being a tryhard comes with a cost. Jessica Mendoza hosts.Further Listening:
- How an Influencer Built His Business, One Dog at a Time
- How to Keep Up with AI At Work (Without Losing Your Mind)
- The Data Is In On Work From Home
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Sam Kirchner, the founder of an anti-AI protest group, was on a mission to stop AI’s development. Then he mysteriously disappeared. WSJ’s Zusha Ellinson takes us inside the growing anti-AI movement. As violent threats against AI companies are on the rise, the backlash has tech executives and employees fearing for their lives. Jessica Mendoza hosts.
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- Inside a Debate at OpenAI Over Mass Shootings
- The Killing Spree Tied to a Silicon Valley Intellectual Movement
- Artificial: The Open AI Story
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