Special Edition: AI's Impact – Does Anyone Have a Plan?
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
3.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 11 April 2026
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
There's a lot of hype — and fear — about what AI could mean for the future of work and everyday life.
So what's actually true? Josh Tyrangiel set out to find answers by talking to top experts across multiple fields, and what he found surprised even him.
In this episode, he explains how AI is already changing the workplace, the key factor that could determine how disruptive it becomes, and what powerful leaders are (and aren't) doing right now.
Plus, we discuss the conflicts of interest shaping the conversation and the role all of us can play to shape AI's future impact on society.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Saturday, April 11. |
| 0:02.2 | There's a lot of hype and fear about what artificial intelligence could mean for the future of work and life in general. |
| 0:08.2 | Some say it could lead to more productivity and new opportunities. |
| 0:11.5 | Others warn it could disrupt millions of jobs and do it faster than we've ever seen before. |
| 0:16.6 | So our guest today set out to get some answers by talking to top experts across multiple fields. |
| 0:21.8 | And what he found surprised even him. |
| 0:24.3 | Here to explain is Josh Tirengel, staff writer at The Atlantic, who wrote an article that had caught my eye called America Isn't Ready for What AI will do to Jobs. |
| 0:32.9 | He's also a 12-time Emmy and Peabody Award-winning producer who created Vice News Tonight on HBO and |
| 0:38.7 | worked alongside Oprah Winfrey on an ABC special called AI and The Future of Us. His new book, |
| 0:44.0 | AI for Good, is now available for pre-order. Today, he's sharing how AI is already changing |
| 0:49.4 | the workplace and a key factor that will determine how disruptive AI will be on jobs in the future. |
| 0:55.5 | He also describes what he heard from powerful leaders, what they're doing and what conflicts |
| 1:00.1 | of interest cannot be ignored. |
| 1:02.2 | And perhaps most importantly, the role all of us can and should play in shaping what comes next. |
| 1:10.0 | Welcome to the Newsworthy Special Edition Saturday, when we sit down with a different |
| 1:13.8 | expert or celebrity every Saturday to talk about something in the news. |
| 1:17.3 | Don't forget to tune in every Monday through Friday for our regular episodes where we |
| 1:21.0 | provide all the day's news in less than 15 minutes. |
| 1:24.1 | I'm Erica Mandy. |
| 1:24.9 | It's now time for today's special edition Saturday. |
| 1:30.2 | Josh Cherangale, thank you so much for joining us here on the Newsworthy. |
| 1:33.5 | My pleasure to be here. So there are a lot of different articles and theories about AI. So I'm |
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