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	Podcast:		Slate Money
	Episode:		The Robot Apocalypse Edition
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		00:53:55
	Publish Date:		2016-09-24 01:00:00
	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 algorithm Check out other Panoply podcasts at itunes.com/panoply. Email: slatemoney@slate.com Twitter: @felixsalmon, @mathbabedotorg, @JHWeissmann Production by Mickey Capper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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