What's up, sunshine? Happy Friday.
Friday, it is time for your rapid fire,
informative, and fun 10 minutes of news.
We have a volcano putting on a fiery
show that looks like Earth's version of
a lava lamp you have to see today. We
also have a family that lost everything
they packed for vacation and a stranger
swooped in to save the day. And some
future journalists are coming for my
job. It was nice knowing y'all. I'm Koi
Wire. This is CNN 10. We start with an
update on artificial intelligence and
its impact on the American workforce. We
are headed to Porsche's US headquarters.
As many companies go allin on AI,
workers across a wide range of
industries are feeling the squeeze. A
recent analysis from Goldman Sachs
estimates that AI has reduced monthly
payroll growth in the US by roughly
16,000 jobs in just the past year. The
report comes as several major companies
have announced mass layoffs citing AI,
all while increasing investments in it.
Some jobs are disappearing, others are
changing dramatically, but some may
become more valuable. Our Ryan Young
introduces us to some workers at Porsche
who say experience, craftsmanship, and
some problem solving skills are uniquely
human and are still difficult to
automate.
>> A car requires a human touch.
>> You have to have that human interaction.
>> AI cannot do what a trained technician
can do.
>> People are concerned and rightfully so.
Workers across all industries are
growing anxious as advances in
artificial intelligence and automation
technologies move deeper into the
workplace. Goldman Sachs estimates that
as many as 300 million full-time jobs
are exposed globally over the next
decade as automation technologies from
robotics to algorithmic systems evolve.
>> People are afraid because they don't
know if their jobs will be next.
>> But Porsche believes their well-paid
technicians will stay in high demand.
Even if AI advances further in the
future, I just personally don't see uh
AI ever taking over our jobs.
>> How important is it for you to be able
to put your hand in the spaces and be
able to touch all
>> Oh, it's it's very important something
is is starting to deteriorate. You know,
there's normally kind of like
applyability to some of these rubbers,
right? And if you can touch it and
you're starting to feel that it's
hardening,
>> then you know. And one of the things too
that's that's super important is is
smell. It's an instant clue that
something's not right.
>> I could never see a robot, you know,
bending their, you know, parts to get
into a crevice or a little point where a
human could, you know, a human touch.
>> I don't think there's really such thing
as a AI proof job, it's just those jobs
that are AI resilient. And even when you
think about mechanics and those jobs in
the skilled workforce, I personally
believe that right now they're not going
to replace the worker. They're just
going to help improve efficiencies and
make the tools better.
Pop quiz hot shot. Which of these is
Hawaii's most active volcano? Monaloa,
Monaka, Kohala, or Kiloa?
If you said Kiloa, you're absolutely
lava this quiz. At roughly 280,000 years
old, Kilawa is Hawaii's youngest and
most active volcano. Scientists estimate
in just the last thousand years, lava
flows have resurfaced nearly 90% of it.
Basically, mother nature hitting the
refresh button over and over. Speaking
of refresh buttons, Earth's been running
one of its most spectacular updates yet.
Take a look at this. This incredible
video shows lava erupting from Hawaii's
Kilawaya volcano. The eruption is part
of an ongoing series of spews that began
in December of 2024 with lava fountains
repeatedly bursting skyward. For
scientists, Kilawea offers a rare
opportunity to study one of the planet's
most active volcanic systems. All right.
Now, as much as I'd love to keep this
job forever, great storytelling depends
on the next generation of journalists
rising up and asking great questions, I
got a chance to meet some of them, and
they put me to the hot seat for some
mock interviews. And let me just tell
you, these students came prepared.
>> Are you a pineapple and pizza type of
guy, or just keep it plain?
>> This interview's over. A couple of weeks
ago, I spoke with students as part of
CNN Academy, a program to help nurture
the next generation of journalists. A
total of 80 students. This group of
college age and new graduates come from
across the country from Penn State to
where this panel was held, Georgia Tech.
>> So, what as a reporter helped you
develop skills from playing in the NFL?
>> Teamwork.
>> And as that teamwork aspect, you have to
be able to go and work with a team with
producers, work with directors and
shoots. So, what have you able to take
away from the teamwork aspect? See how
she did a follow right there? But
sometimes your good people like teamwork
and like they didn't really want to talk
about it. What a better way to learn
about reporting than to get right into
the hot seat and let them interview me.
What advantages does being a good team
player, being able to operate as a
member of a team have when it comes to
being a a journalist? Like where does
that give you an edge as a journalist as
compared to people who maybe aren't so
good at working on a team?
>> I played nine years in the NFL and the
average career is three. Were there more
talented players than me physically?
Yep. But no one's going to outwork me.
No one's going to be more coachable. And
no one's going to be a better teammate.
And so, same thing in TV. Very cutthroat
industry, radio, whatever it is. I mean,
there are people who would love to take
your job. So, how can I make myself
indispensable?
>> What would you say is like a challenge
that you think um this new like upcoming
generation of of sports journalists will
face? And what would be your advice to
like overcome that?
>> I would say one of the biggest
challenges is to not get replaced by AI.
And I say that part jokingly but like
quite serious. Um so what do we have
that computers don't? It's those
interpersonal connections and
relationships to just be human, interact
with people, have conversations with
people because now you have an
experience with an athlete or a coach
that you put on air or that you put in
an article or that helps get you another
uh interview with that person that that
AI or no one else can do. Only you can
do it because there's one of you in the
world, right? I saw that you did
wrestling and football when you were
younger and that you set these records
that were super high and I hear you
talking about like you want to outwork
everyone. It seems like that's been a
principle that's been in your life from
the beginning. Can you talk more about
kind of like what's instilled that?
>> I was always chasing a dream, right? I
always knew from the time I grew up that
I wanted to play in the NFL. I had a
support team around me, my parents. Uh
my mom cut seat belts out of the back of
the car, made a harness for me so I
could drag tires. Moved to a bigger
school district so I would get noticed
by colleges. And so what I'm getting to
here is just having a yes coach
mentality all along the way. Like having
my dream, having my goal, but sometimes
that's not what God has made us built to
do or is not our ultimate path. And you
may not know that yet, but if you have
that yes coach mentality, so I go to
defense, le the team in tackles, all of
a sudden I'm the only player in Stanford
football history leading one year,
tackles in another. But if I had said,
"No, no, I'm a running back. I'm going
to be a running back AFL." I wouldn't
have had that. and then I get drafted to
the NFL. All these things in my life
like happened because uh I had that
mentality of like I know what I want to
do, what I think I'm going to do. This
is what I'm aiming for every day. I'm
going to pursue it with a relentless
passion, but like if I sense a roadblock
or my team needs me here, then yes,
coach, let's do it. I'm here for the
team.
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. A
fantastic reminder that kindness can
take you farther than any road trip. The
Nelson's and their six kids loaded up
their van and hit the road from Utah for
a summer vacation to Portland, Oregon.
And when I say loaded up, I mean packed
tighter than a suitcase 5 minutes before
you have to head to the airport. Camping
gear, beach gear, luggage, bikes. Did I
mention six kids? Then disaster. The
family's van and everything in it stolen
from the hotel parking lot. Gone. They
rented another ride and tried to salvage
what was left of their vacation. Then
something remarkable happened. Kindness
stepped in. The owner of a Utah car
dealership saw their story and decided
to change the ending, giving them an
entirely new van. No strings attached,
no charge, just generosity.
>> Our kids are just like so overwhelmed
just saying, "Oh man, there's so many
good people to really help us out and
people do care and stuff." So that's
been really good, I think, to show that
to our kids. Most people really would
not do this kind of thing.
>> More people should try. I mean, we all
have a lot more than we need.
>> Putting the pedal to the metal on
kindness, the Nelson's lost a vehicle,
but they gained a powerful reminder.
Sometimes when life takes a wrong turn,
a complete stranger can help steer you
back in the right direction. All right,
sunshine. I've got some shoutouts for us
today. This first one goes to Mrs.
Douglas, Mrs. Clemente, and Mrs. Ruti at
Jericho Middle School in Long Island,
New York. Rise up and go Jay-Hawks. Play
that Friday music not air. Have an
awesome weekend. Laugh hard. Learn
something new. Make someone smile. You
are more powerful than you know. I'm Ky
Wire. This is CNN 10. It's been a
blessing to spend this week with you.
Heat.