How to tax AI when companies ax humans
Plus: Pamela Z fills the Audium with sounds of labor, San Rafael Holocaust survivor tale 'The Optimist, more
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Today's headlines:
How to tax AI when companies replace human workers
By Tim Redmond
Plus: Will the supes get serious about protecting rent-controlled housing from greedy speculators? That's The Agenda for March 9-15
The Audium thrums with Pamela Z’s factory-sampling ‘Arbeitsklang’
By Marke B.
Composer weaves sounds from German worksites—Bayer plant, futon stitchery, Gutenberg press—for latest piece.
A Holocaust survivor in San Rafael finds his voice in ‘The Optimist’
By Pam Grady
Herbert Heller couldn't talk about his Auschwitz experience until his 70s; movie shows how he then inspired younger generation.
Under the Stars: Goldie’s ‘Timeless’—and what it meant for 1990s Bay Area drum and bass
By John-Paul Shiver
Plus: The time has come for local vibe merchants 37 Houses, Lolo Zouaï's Sunset sensibilities, more.
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