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The Rip Current with Jacob Ward

Jacob Ward, Life With Machines
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    CNN contributor and investigative journalist covering AI accountability, surveillance, and power. Author of The Loop: How AI is Creating a World without Choices and How to Fight Back. Two decades at NBC News, Al Jazeera, and Popular Science.

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    Exploring how humans can live well with AI, not just endure it. From Emmy-award winning host and NYT bestselling author Baratunde Thurston.

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