The Rip Current with Jacob Ward
by Jacob WardThe Rip Current with Jacob Ward
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Someone else is deciding how you work, what you buy, and who you become — and they didn’t ask you first. I’ve spent 20 years tracking tech power for NBC News, CNN, Al Jazeera, and PBS. Subscribe to see what’s coming before you’re living in it.
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About Jacob Ward
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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