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This episode discusses California's response to AI job cuts and contrasts it with federal AI oversight issues.

AI job cuts aren't a future threat. They're this week's news, and the layoffs are starting to blend into the background. That might be the most dangerous part. This episode covers California Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order on AI displacement, including proposed subsidies, risk analysis, and retraining plans for white-collar workers being pushed out. Then we contrast that with the federal pullback on AI oversight, driven by concerns about falling behind China in the AI race. Protect wo...

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