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EPISODE · Nov 19, 2025 · 30 MIN

AI (over)hype, CSIRO job cuts + is hip hop in trouble?

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Has an AI investment frenzy created a "bubble"? And if so, is it going to burst? Google's boss has weighed in with a warning: if AI stocks go bust, no company will be safe. Also: scientists are asking questions about the future of research and innovation in Australia, after CSIRO announced hundreds of job cuts. And for the first time in decades, there's no hip hop in the Billboard Top 40. Is the genre dying?Plus hundreds of thousands of fans are getting ready to pack stadiums right around Australia, with the Ashes series starting in Perth this week. Listen now: 01.01 - Is AI over-hyped? 08.52 - CSIRO job cuts13.27- Is hip hop dead? 24.22- Ashes previewGuests:Jason Murphy, economist and journalistChris Lambert, musician and lecturer, SAE University CollegeGet the whole story from hack:Follow us on Instagram and TikTokSubscribe to the hack podcastListen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm

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