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Kai talks to Ben McKenzie about his new book, “Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud.”
One peril of AI in the legal field: case law hallucination. In a now infamous case in Miami, a lawyer used an AI tool to write a motion which contained made-up case law — made up by ChatGPT, that is. Marketplace’s Matt Levin looks at other examples where AI presents a threat to the legal industry, and the ripple effects.
Marketplace Morning Report
Marketplace Morning Report host David Brancaccio speaks to San Francisco Mayor London Breed about the unique economic challenges facing the city and her plans to fix them.
Marketplace Tech
Tune in to AI ON THE JOB, a content series produced by the Marketplace Tech team and hosted by Meghan McCarty Carino. As artificial intelligence tools become part of our everyday lives, there’s a big question on all our minds: what will it mean for jobs?
Every day this week, we will look at how artificial intelligence is showing up in the workplace and which skills and jobs AI has the most potential to disrupt in the near future.
On Point
- Monday July 17: We are constantly bombarded with diet advice and messages about how we should look. Meghna speaks neuroscientist June Gjata and Dr. Edward Phillips who say they have a science -based way of making peace with your body.
- Tuesday July 18: Large parts of the US are bracing themselves for extreme heat in what is already a record-breaking year for high temperatures. Cities such as Phoenix, and Miami have appointed Chief Heat Officers. We find out how communities are reassessing the risk of heat.
- Wednesday July 19: It’s been a year since the James Web Space Telescope first beamed its spectacular images back to earth. When the telescope launched, we spoke with JWST scientists Marcia J Rieke and Nicole Lewis about what they hoped to learn from it. They join us again to speak about the JWST’s year of discovery.
- Thursday July 20: States across the U.S. are grappling with a shortage of licensed foster homes. Many states are seeing a year-on-year decline in foster homes that began before the pandemic. We look into what’s driving this and what states are doing to address it.
Arts and Culture
Splendid Table
July 21 – New Episode
- This week we talk to comedian and podcast host Jamie Loftus about her new book, Raw Dog, The Naked Truth About Hotdogs and then dive deep into the most welcome of Mexican parties, the asada with Bricia Lopez author of Asada: The Art of Mexican Style Grilling.
Performance Today
- Performance and conversation with our latest Young Artist in Residence: Talin Nalbandian, mezzo-soprano
- Adam Sadberry performs Amy Beach’s Theme and Variations for Strings Quartet and Flute with The Balourdet String Quartet
- Tessa Lark, Cynthia Phelps and Ani Aznavoorian, cello performing Mozart together at the Seattle Chamber Music Society
- Solo piano performance from Lara Downes
- Minnesota Orchestra performs Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis
- East Coast Chamber Orchestra performs Peter Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings at Reed College in Portland, OR
- Garrick Ohlsson performs at the 92nd St. Y in New York City
APM Presents special of the week
Selected Shorts: Romance of the Summer
Air Window: Now – July 31, 2023
Join host Meg Wolitzer as she presents a light-hearted collection of summer-themed works from Summer Irby, Massimo Bontempelli, and W.P. Kinsella. Featuring performances from Retta, Hugh Dancy, and Denis O’Hare. Questions? Please contact your Station Representative.