78 | Tariff Chaos, AI vs. Humans, and Rippling's Spy Lawsuit

Host Neeta Bidwai explores pressing issues in U.S. and global economics, the latest AI insights, and private markets dynamics.

This episode of Good Revenue covers:

• Trade wars, economic warnings, and tariff analysis involving the US, Canada, China, and the EU.

• Job market signals, including significant job cuts in February, the highest since 2009.

• Changes in the US government, including firings of FTC directors and board members of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

• Troubling AI interactions and their impact on human critical thinking.

• Chinese AI advancements challenging US dominance, including Deep Seek’s progress and export controls.

• Corporate espionage and venture acquisitions in the startup world.

• Private equity sector performance.

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Where to find Neeta:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/neetabidwai/

Where to find Good Revenue:

https://goodrevenue.io/goodrevenue

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHrhuWbpYnUwrR75H2Ip4yQ

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Highlights:

00:00 Introduction and Overview

00:16 Economic Warning Signs

02:18 Job Market and Government Changes

04:20 Robots Talking to Robots, AI Changing How We Think

08:51 Global AI Competition & Wrong Track for AGI

11:40 Startups: Espionage and VC M&A

14:15 Private Equity Insights

15:22 Conclusion & Farewell

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Referenced:

• Ambassador Marantis trade analysis: https://youtu.be/398ZhSTu8Ng

• Feb job cuts: https://fedprimerate.com/docs/challenger-job-cuts/----%5B--%5D--Fed-Prime-Rate---CHALLENGER----JOB--CUT--REPORT----FEBRUARY----2025.pdf

• AI negatively affects critical thinking: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/15/1/6

• AI effects on learning and memory: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/brx2.30

• Impact of AI chatbots on cognitive health: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11020077/

• Robots are talking to themselves without us: https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/on-video-ai-bots-switch-to-machine-language-only-they-understand-7798960

• CSIS AI Race report: https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2025-03/250307_Allen_AI_Race.pdf?VersionId=8Qpp5OWwGj9OKB25qzQX4tQ_DzIZ9NS_

• Presidential panel on the future of AI research: https://aaai.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/AAAI-2025-PresPanel-Report-Digital-3.7.25.pdf

• Full references: https://youtu.be/PL9lyQoq5WY

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