EP163: Solar project for farmers making sense | Unipet set to win in e-money? | AI is against my religion?

The hosts explore how Trinidad and Tobago's farmers are catching rays with a new solar project, weighing the benefits of clean energy against the challenge of keeping agricultural land productive. They joke that while harvesting sunlight sounds easier than pulling weeds, balancing food security with the nation's carbon footprint is the real heavy lifting.Article: https://trinidadexpress.com/business/local/solar-project-lights-path-for-t-t-farmers/article_585d5d4e-ed0a-4641-98a0-c50ce1faf29d.htmlThe hosts discuss the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago's approval of a new e-money provider, questioning if the country is actually ready for a digital cash revolution while still clutching onto paper bills. They weigh the convenience of phone-based payments against the reality of a population that might find "e-money" sounds more like a sci-fi movie than a way to buy groceries.Articles: https://www.guardian.co.tt/business/cbtt-approves-new-emoney-provider-6.2.2600469.2ab3482cf6https://conveniencepay.co/We're looking at a fascinating case where a software engineer used religious grounds to avoid AI, and now legal experts suggest the Pope's stance on human dignity could spark a wave of similar exemptions. It’s definitely going to be an awkward Monday morning in HR when employees start citing the Vatican to get out of using the company's new chatbot.Articles: https://gizmodo.com/the-popes-ai-warning-could-help-workers-seek-religious-exemptions-from-using-ai-2000768283https://www.google.com/search?q=Unitarian+Universalist&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8