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.
00:00 Intro
00:51 On Today's Episode
03:37 Amazon Labor Unions and Automation
12:05 Meta's Threads API Launch
22:03 Key Vendor Risk and Geopolitical Implications
31:05 AI-Generated Content and Humanity in Art
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