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Reads on Walmart, AI, and Cable

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Moses Sternstein
Sep 09, 2023
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The first week of new format Random Walk is now complete. Feedback is positive. You like less of me, more often. Or more of me, less lengthily. Either way, we’re sticking with it.

For today, a quick Databite (or two), and then some longer reads.

Enjoy.

Daily Databite

AI Doing Things, voiceover edition

The Cowboys made an AI hologram of Jerry Jones to answer fan questions.

Also here.

I predict a lot more of this, especially for famous people who otherwise spend a lot of their time making anodyne courtesy calls. Drs. too. You won’t even know you’re talking to an AI, and it will be able to lie to you, but eventually there were will disclosure rules, and an even greater premium on authenticity.

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Random Walk has variously cautioned to Mind the Lag. While inflation is generally going in the right direction, some price increases take more time than others to filter back to the consumer. That can include the cost of money (i.e. interest rates), but also labor costs, where…

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