S4E12 - In the season finale of 12PointFive Minutes, hosts Liz Whitehead and Jared L. Kelly hit the record button on their most daring near-future predictions. Moving past the usual tech hype, they dive into the human cost of AI—asking what replaces the "dignity of work" when entry-level and middle-management jobs evaporate, and why the erosion of our educational system through AI educators might happen before the workforce even collapses.

The conversation takes a sharp turn into corporate survival tactics for autonomous vehicles, Jared's beef with Waymo, and why Chicagoans might just be the first to flip a driverless car. On a brighter note, they map out the future of women's sports, predicting how a new business blueprint could turn women's volleyball into the next breakout, high-value global phenomenon. Finally, Liz drops an omi ...