The Intelligence: Kherson, one year later
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
4.5 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 13 November 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
After a grinding and lethal eight-month battle, Ukraine’s forces retook the port city a year ago. Our correspondent visits, finding a populace both anxious and defiant. As with technological transformations that came before, the benefits of artificial intelligence will accrue disproportionately to the very stars who rail against it (10:22). And why New York is now safer—if you’re a bird (19:46).
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| 0:54.0 | Actors were so worried about artificial intelligence coming for their jobs |
| 1:01.0 | that they went on strike about it. |
| 1:03.0 | But according to our media editor, the biggest celebrities actually stand to gain. |
| 1:08.0 | Introducing the Omni Star. |
| 1:11.0 | And it ain't easy being a... Omni Star. |
| 1:13.3 | And it ain't easy being a bird migrating through New York. |
| 1:17.1 | So many of them smash into the city skyscrapers that there are patrols to aid the |
| 1:21.4 | injured and count the dead. But new bird safety initiatives have |
| 1:25.6 | been so successful that other cities are following suit. First up though, though. |
| 1:35.0 | For many Ukrainians, daily reminders of the war are rare. |
| 1:47.0 | Bars and restaurants in the capital Kiev are packed, |
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