AI Fund Explodes, Alan Joyce is Back, Victoria’s Labor Reset, Fauci’s COVID Reckoning and Credit Card Chaos

from The Contrarians with Adam and Adir · host Adam Schwab and Adir Shiffman

Adam and Adir discuss Ben Carroll replacing Jacinta Allan, Victoria’s work-from-home laws, credit card fees, AI chatbots, bad customer experience, the “logo CEO” problem, Qantas, Alan Joyce, self-managed super property changes, Gen Z drinking habits, OSW and the battery boom, Anthony Fauci, COVID lockdowns, Leopold Aschenbrenner’s AI fund blow-up, Anthropic, Nvidia and the AI bubble. 01:07 - Victoria's Leadership Change06:52 - Credit Cards13:20 - AI Customer Service18:26 - Logo Changes and Rebrands27:08 - Alan Joyce41:08. - Property Rules51:59 - OSW1:03:22 - Fauci, COVID and the Pandemic Reckoning1:16:30 - Leo Lats, AI Leverage and Bubble Behaviour Join us on Substack for articles, news and more: https://www.thecontrarianspod.com/  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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