About this episode
Ryan Petersen discusses how AI is transforming the logistics industry.
Logistics is a multi-trillion-dollar industry that quietly powers the entire global economy — and it's shockingly manual.Ryan Petersen, founder & CEO of Flexport, joins the Lightcone to break down how AI is finally touching the physical world: making shipping cheaper, speeding up global trade, and automating work that used to live inside emails, spreadsheets, and phone calls.
People in this episode
Host: Y Combinator
Guest: Ryan Petersen
Topics covered
- AI
- logistics
- global trade
- automation
- shipping
Keywords
- AI
- logistics
- Flexport
- shipping
- automation
- global economy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Flexport
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