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Bot the difference: AI’s absence in economic data
Published 1 week ago
Description
For all the promise of transformation that artificial intelligence offers, a close look at macroeconomic data shows little change. Sit tight. A brutal attack in Nigeria reveals how the security crisis is spreading ominously. And a tribute to Virginia Oliver, who cut an unusual figure on the lobster boat she skippered for decades.
Guests and host:
- Alex Domash, economics correspondent
- Ọrẹ Ogunbiyi, Africa correspondent
- Jon Fasman, senior culture correspondent
- Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Topics covered:
- Artificial intelligence, macroeconomics
- Nigeria, security, jihadism
- Virginia Oliver, Maine, lobsters
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