BBT #26 | AI & Entry-Level Jobs, Paramount Ate Warner Bros, and We're Losing Our Social Skills

Black Box Theory Podcast · Oct 5, 2026 · 1h 1m · transcript

Tech is moving faster than we are — on jobs, on what we watch, on how we even talk to each other. This week we try to keep up without losing ourselves in the process.

We open where it hurts: the job market. AI isn't a someday problem anymore — it's reshaping hiring right now, hitting new grads the hardest and quietly pushing people toward trade skills that a model can't replace. Malcolm and Thomas get into why "AI skills" have gone from nice-to-have to non-negotiable, and what that means if you're trying to break in.

Then the business of attention: Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros, what…