OpenAI says sorry, publicly owned supermarkets + is the plague back?

The big tech companies were in the hot seat today, ready to be grilled at a parliamentary inquiry into artificial intelligence. We listened in to find out what they were asked, and what they had to say. And, the Greens want to force Coles and Woolworths to sell off 200 stores so they can be publicly owned - much like New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan for his city. Why do this? To make groceries cheaper, says Max Chandler-Mather. But we have more questions. Plus, there's been reports of a suspected plague death in Russia that has health experts monitoring closely. So, how worried should we be?Finally, we talk about a country pub with some unexpected stars taking the stage.

Listen now: 

01:15 – AI inquiry

06:07 – The Greens’ supermarket idea

18:53 – Pneumonic plague

24:17 – Outback drag

Guests:

• Max Chandler-Green, Former Greens MP  & Executive Director, The Greens Institute
• Thomas Jefferies, Senior Lecturer of Microbiology, Western Sydney University

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