Cal Newport takes a critical look at recent AI News.

Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia

(0:00) Does business actually understand AI?
(2:52) Quote #2
(6:20) Taking a step back
(7:06) Quote #3
(11:39) Quote #4
(17:02) Idea for journalists

Links:
Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at <a href="www.calnewport.com/slow%20">www.calnewport.com/slow </a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/world/europe/germany-sap-ai-jobs-skilled-workers.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/world/europe/germany-sap-ai-jobs-skilled-workers.html</a>
<a href="https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-ceo-begs-execs-stop-fired-ai">https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-ceo-begs-execs-stop-fired-ai</a>
<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/marc-andreessen-says-every-large-033008122.html">https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/marc-andreessen-says-every-large-033008122.html</a>
<a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/sam-altman-says-initially-wrong-132000485.html">https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/sam-altman-says-initially-wrong-132000485.html</a>

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