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Radio 4,21 Jun 2019,57 mins

From AI to the Attention Economy

The New Age of Capitalism

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David Grossman tells stories which help explain the world of contemporary capitalism. He finds out why some of the world’s most profitable companies cannot be valued: he explores the big business of digital distraction and why your attention means money: he asks where we should welcome artificial intelligence into the workplace, and whether employees and communities paying the price for what’s called ‘turbo-charged’ capitalism? Producers: Diane Richardson and Matthew Chapman

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