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The Robot Apocalypse Edition

The Robot Apocalypse Edition

FromSlate Money


The Robot Apocalypse Edition

FromSlate Money

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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Sep 24, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, author of the upcoming, Weapons of Math Destruction, and Ryan Avent, author of The Wealth of Humans: Work, Power, and Status in the Twenty-first Century discuss how jobs are changing in the robot economy, Wells Fargo’s unnecessary banking products, and shifty Amazon pricing algorithms.Topics discussed on today’s show include:-Ryan Avent discusses his take on how work might change in the future, a topic explored in his book The Wealth of Humans: Work, Power, and Status in the Twenty-first Century-The pressure Wells Fargo put on bank tellers to sign customers up for products they weren’t interested in-Bias in Amazon’s pricing algorithmCheck out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply.Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter: @felixsalmon, @mathbabedotorg, @JHWeissmannProduction by Mickey Capper.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Sep 24, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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A weekly roundup of the most important stories from the worlds of business and finance, hosted by Felix Salmon.