What if the future of work is exactly the same?

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🗓️ 14 June 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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For many, the work revolution that’s supposedly going on across the country right now doesn’t feel very revolutionary. This episode originally aired April 29, 2022. It was produced by Taylor Maycan, mixed by Melissa Pons (Hemlock Creek Productions), and hosted by Rani Molla. Read Emily and Rani's reporting: https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/22977654/future-of-work-restaurants-retail-hospitality Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Did you know that you can make a passable copy of your own voice with AI in like 5 minutes?
0:07.0	And did you also know that there are people out there making maybe some of your favorite
0:10.7	songs using AI tools?
0:12.8	And after 60 years of research, we're finally getting to the point where AI virtual assistance
0:18.1	might be able to make your life a little bit better.
0:20.6	We're covering all that and much more all this month on the VergeCast.
0:24.2	You know, the Verge podcast, it's the VergeCast, available wherever you get podcasts.
0:30.0	It's Rico Daley, I'm Ronnie Mola.
0:38.4	Across the country, there's a certain something in the air right now.
0:42.6	Well, pollen and something else.
0:47.2	It's optimism.
0:48.5	The pandemic turned the world of work totally upside down.
0:52.2	And right now, more than two years later, there's actually a lot of positivity surrounding
0:56.4	the future.
0:57.4	I mean, everybody's probably seen at least some of these headlines, right?
1:01.0	That the future of work is awesome and here to stay.
1:04.5	That's our guest today, Boxes Emily Stewart.
1:07.1	She's here to explain if the work revolution is in fact as revolutionary as it seems.
1:14.9	So wages are rising.
1:17.5	People are getting paid more, especially people who make the least.
1:21.2	We've seen all these stories about companies really scrambling for employees,
1:24.9	having to give a lot of benefits to employees, having to give more paid employees,
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