Working through it: the AI jobs boom dawns

The labour data are in from America and a trend is becoming clearer: on balance AI is starting to create more jobs than it hoovers up. Despite advancements of just about every other kind, China cannot seem to escape its food-safety problems. We ask why not. And why Kenya’s ants have become the target of smugglers.

Guests and host:

• Alex Domash, economics correspondent
• Gabriel Crossley, China correspondent
• Carla Subirana, news editor
• Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”
• Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

• AI, labour statistics, labour market
• China, regulation, food safety
• ants, smuggling, Kenya

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