What do a scarecrow, a tin man, a cowardly lion and rock band The Who all have in common? Meteorologist Jon Davis talks about it in Morning Shift’s summer series “The Movie That Made Me.”
Not too long ago, A.I. was considered the stuff of sci-fi movies. Today, artificial intelligence is a real and growing part of our economy, but there’s a persistent fear in the job market that the advancements in A.I. will take jobs away from people.Well, it turns out that workers shouldn’t throw in the towel just yet. A new report out from the Chicago Booth Review from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business suggest that no matter how advanced our robot overlords become, the biggest problem with A.I. is… well… us. Morning Shift sits down with Hal Weitzman, editor in chief of the Chicago Booth Review from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, for more on the report’s findings.
Lori Lightfoot was sworn in as mayor of Chicago—and hit the ground running. The legislative session is winding down in Springfield with plenty left to get done before it’s over. And Rahm Emanuel has a new gig.
Here in Chicago, former mayor Rahm Emanuel made mentoring a cornerstone of his fight against hopelessness and violence among the city’s youth. That was music to Jeremy Foster’s ears. He’s the CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago. BBBS has been in the mentoring business for more than a hundred years. Yesterday, staff members, community partners, and even a Chicago Bear were on hand to cut the ribbon on a new Southside regional office. Jeremy Foster is the CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago and joins Morning Shift.