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Episode 2.03: For a sane, humane, and skeptical perspective on what\u2019s happening to Silicon Valley and why our high-tech economy seems to be failing us, there\u2019s no better source than Tim O\u2019Reilly, master trend spotter and founder of computer book publisher O\u2019Reilly Media. Soonish\u2019s in-depth conversation with the admired entrepreneur, investor, and author focuses on his new book \u201cWTF: What\u2019s The Future and Why It\u2019s Up to Us,\u201d published October 10. In the interview\u2014and in the book\u2014O\u2019Reilly shares the mental maps he uses to make sense of emerging technologies and their impact. And he argues that if we want to avoid the worst side effects of AI and automation and learn the lessons of networked platforms like Amazon, Google, Facebook, Uber, and Lyft, we\u2019ll have to rewrite the hidden algorithms behind government, business, and the financial system. The Soonish theme is by Graham Gordon Ramsay. Additional music by Javier Suarez, aka Jahzzar, www.betterwithmusic.com For more information about this episode, go to www.soonishpodcast.org. To support the show, please sign up as a regular donor at www.patreon.com/soonish.