Ep35. AI Danger to Financial Markets; War in Iran; Oh! Netanyahu, What Did You Do?; Whose God, part 2; Lego Propaganda; Enshittification; Funniest Headline Ever episode artwork

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Ep35. AI Danger to Financial Markets; War in Iran; Oh! Netanyahu, What Did You Do?; Whose God, part 2; Lego Propaganda; Enshittification; Funniest Headline Ever

from Plato's Cave: Economic and Media Analysis in a Dark Time · host Professors Bill Waller and Linda Robertson

Bill walks us through the potential dangers of every major financial bank using the same AI at the same time, and the War in Iran stalemate; Linda analyzes the response to the NYT article about Netanyahu's war pitch to Trump; we take a first peek at the Lego propaganda ads coming from Iran; Linda explains why medievalists are thrilled with the attacks on the Pope and the enshittification of digital platforms; and presents the funniest headline ever.

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