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The Robot Apocalypse Edition

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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.

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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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