content: You should check out how the list of NPR donors has changed over time. The NPR you read or listen to today is not the NPR of 10 years ago. For instance since WalMart and various Walton organizations became big donors to NPR they've begun running many more articles on WalMart. Shockingly enough, according to NPR WalMart is just amazing.  This story is particularly egregious. When WalMart comes to town what does it mean for workers? According to NPR: Jobs, promotions, healthcare, retirement benefits, and quarterly bonuses! It's all a complete lie as WalMart has been widely reported to be engaged in aggressively cutting employees hours to part time specifically to enable them to avoid having to offer any benefits whatsoever, but never let the truth get in the way of a donation funded story. AI is going to upset the current socioeconomic status quo. There's going to be a pushback from the current corporations operating as effective royalty in the current status quo against this. One of the first places they can push back is in the public mind as the mainstream media in the US is primarily corporate owned. NPR retains their past image in most folks' minds but following severe financial difficulties (they've gone through numerous rounds of layoffs since 2000) they've also turned to corporate money to stay afloat. Consequently, their agenda is now reflective of that. Just something to keep in mind when reading a story from them... it might be a 'story' in more ways than you'd think.