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CHRISTINA MACFARLANE, CNN HOST, CONNECT THE WORLD: President Trump and Vladimir Putin will be meeting in a few hours. Is there a ceasefire on the

cards or just a PR opportunity for Russia? It's 09:00 a.m. in Washington and it's 02:00 p.m. here in London. I'm Christina Macfarlane, and this is

"Connect the World".

Also coming up, Ukraine's Leader was left out for now, but could President Zelenskyy be invited to join the talks in the coming days.Plus, Epstein Co-

Conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell's transfer to a low security prisoners, causing tension amongst her inmates.

And what is the stupidest thing companies are adopting AI to do?The President of Cisco has an unexpected answer. Now the stock market in Yorks

opens about 30 minutes from now, and as you can see, it's a bit of a mixed picture. Ahead of the Trump, Putin meeting in Alaska, we'll be keeping a

close eye on that.

U.S. President Donald Trump is on board Air Force One on his way to Alaska for that highly anticipated summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

And before leaving President Trump, posting on social media these words, high stakes.The president spoke to reporters after boarding Air Force One,

and when asked what he expects will happen when he sits down face to face with Putin in Alaska, he expressed cautious optimism.

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DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Look, he's a smart guy. Been doing it for a long time, but so have I been doing it for a long

time? And here we are with president that was much more difficult than what I'm doing today, believe me, so we get along.

There's a good respect level on both sides. And I think, you know, something's going to come up. And I noticed he's bringing a lot of business

people from Russia, and that's good. I like that, because they want to do business, but they're not doing business until we get the worst out.

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MACFARLANE:OneU.S. official tells CNN, all options are on the table, and that President Trump could even walk out of the meeting if he believes

Putin isn't being serious. Europe's near unanimous view is blunt. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy should be at the table too, and that is the

only way that peace can be negotiated.

President Trump says if today's meeting goes well, that could soon happen. Well in Ukraine, where Russian attacks continue, there's nervousness and an

expectation that Putin will make unreasonable demands that President Trump may agree to, somehow throwing the onus of reaching a ceasefire in Russia's

war back on Ukraine.

CNN'sChief Global Affairs Correspondent, Matthew Chance is in Anchorage. He assesses the mood among Ukraine's international allies leading into this

summit.

MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN CHIEF GLOBAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT: President Trump has been relatively optimistic on the prospects of this summit actually being a

success, saying he said there was just a 25 percent chance of it being a failure, implying 75 percent odds that this would work out well. But

there's very little on the ground in terms of what the Russians have said to indicate they're prepared to offer any kind of compromise.

I spoke to Western diplomats over the course of the past few hours, and they said, look, their belief is that their expectations for a successful

outcome of these talks in terms of trying to find a solution to the Ukraine war are very low because of that reason, because Putin hasn't showed any

sign of making any compromises as he comes to the table here in Anchorage in Alaska.

But there was also optimism expressed by European diplomats that I spoke to, saying that, look, you know, if this does not go as well as President

Trump anticipates, it could be that he will come out of this on the other side and take a much tougher approach towards Russia.

In the past, the pressure, they said, has all been on Ukraine. He was berated in the Oval Office. He was -- had indigent sharing frozen military

aid, frozen the pressure could turn now towards Russia,these European diplomats say, if they don't get, if Trump doesn't get the outcome that

he's looking for.

So that's the sort of mood of the international allies going into this meeting. There's also been a lot of Russian delegates arriving. Kirill

Dmitriev, the trade envoy. We spoke to him yesterday, also Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, who arrived in a t-shirt which had USSR, or

the Russian version of the USSR, the old Soviet Union, emblazoned on the front with his comments about what was going to happen in this forthcoming

summit between the two presidents. Take alisten.

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SERGEY LAVROV, RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER: We never make any plans in advance. We know that we have arguments, a clear, understandable position.

We will present it. Much has already been done during the visits of the U.S.President's Special Envoy Witkoff.

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This is what the Russian President talked about. Witkoff spoke on behalf of President Trump. I hope that tomorrow we will continue this useful

conversation.

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CHANCE:We have a clear, understandable position. That's what Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, said, and that position has been stated and

stated again. Basically, Russia wants all of the territory in Russia, sorry, in Ukraine that it has formally annexed, but has failed to so far

gain full military control over, that's something that's unpalatable, unacceptable to the Ukrainians and the Europeans as well.

And so, we'll see if there's any further compromises, or any compromises at all that Moscow is prepared to make, or Vladimir Putin is prepared to make

in these face-to-face meetings set to take place in the hours ahead.

MACFARLANE:Well,Ben Wedeman is joining us now live from Kyiv, and Seb Shukla is joining us from Berlin. Ben, to you first. I mean, there's been a

lot of messaging coming out from various delegations as we count down the hours now to this summit. How is all of this being felt on the ground there

in Ukraine? There must be great anxiety.

BEN WEDEMAN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: There is anxiety, and we saw that on display outside the U.S. Embassy here, where around 100

people, many of them friends and relatives of POWs and missing people who have gone missing since the war began back in 2014 with the occupation of

Crimea.

What we heard from them is that they're worried that the Trump Administration is going to follow along with some of the rhetoric we've

heard from President Trump in the past, saying that he wants a land swap. The people outside the U.S. Embassy said they want a prisoner swap. There

are more than 8000 Ukrainians being held in Russian prisons.

And they also wanted the United States to basically change its rhetoric and bring Ukraine into the process. In fact, just a few minutes ago, President

Zelenskyy put out on Twitter, or now known as X, message that Ukraine is open to a real path toward peace, hoping that it will be a trilateral

process, including Ukraine, the United States and Russia, because in Alaska today there is no Ukrainian representation.

He said that we are counting on America, this despite the fact that just a few days ago, he said that regarding the summit in Alaska, he said Putin

will win this. So, there is not a lot of hope. Now, some of the people we spoke to at this small demonstration had skepticism. Other people expressed

hope about these talks.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I understand Putin is coming to these negotiations only to make his own business and his own deal.And unfortunately, there

will be no victory after these negotiations, and Trump won't succeed in it.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I do want to believe in Trump, but it is 50, 50 because he changes his mind every day. He changes his messages every day.

You never know which way he is going to choose. I want to believe, and my soul is in pain, but I cannot say 100 percent I believe.

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WEDEMAN:Now at this demonstration, one of the organizers asked people to speak respectfully about Trump. And what we've seen among European leaders

and now among Ukrainian Leaders, is a real desire not to upset a very sensitive, thin skinned American President with any negative comments.

So, it's -- the atmosphere is somewhat restrained in terms of criticism of the American President, this despite the fact that certainly after that

stormy Oval Office meeting between President Trump and President Zelenskyy, many people were very angry at the way the Ukrainian Leader was met there.

But at the moment, I think everybody is just waiting, holding their breath, hoping against hope, that somehow this summit will result in something

positive that might lead, at least to a ceasefire, and perhaps, God willing, eventually an end to this war, Christina.

MACFARLANE:Yeah, that's, of course, is what the Ukrainian people really need. Ben, thank you. Seb,we know that your European Leaders have been

speaking out as well. You know, as we look ahead to this summit, voicing optimism. You know, the other day off that conference, that President

Trump, that there could be some progress achieved in Alaska.

Have you heard from any European leaders today on what they hope can come from this summit?

SEBASTIAN SHUKLA, CNN PRODUCER: Yeah, well, Christina, you're right that the whole of this week has been about the prelude and the run up to Donald

Trump facing President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

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And lots of that focused on Wednesday here in Berlin, with that European Leader's summit that was held virtually, but President Zelenskyy joined the

German Chancellor here in person. That was a very symbolic message that the German Chancellor was trying to say, that even in the summit, talking about

your country, that you are not invited to us as Europeans are going to remain solidly and steadfastly behind you.

Now this messaging that was supposed to be out of that virtual calls that were held with Vice President, Trump, with President Trump and Vice

President Vance, was that you will, you should not agree to any territorial land swaps that do not come without a promise of a ceasefire first.

So that was the message that the Europeans wanted to get past and through to Donald Trump, I think, by and large, that they felt that they were

successful. We did hear this morning from Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor. He put out a statement which basically said the goal must be at

this summit, at which President Zelenskyy also participates, a second summit.

Aceasefire must be agreed there. Ukraine needs strong security guarantees. Territorial issues can be decided only with the consent of the Ukrainian

people. So that is still the message that Europeans are hoping Donald Trump will transmit to Vladimir Putin.And we got a little flavor that perhaps the

message had been delivered to the president.

He spoke aboard Air Force One about 30 minutes, 45 minutes ago. Take a listen to what he said.

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TRUMP: I'm not here to negotiate for Ukraine. I'm here to get him at a table, and I think you have two sides. Look, Vladimir Putin wanted to take

all of Ukraine. If I wasn't president, he would, right now, be taking all of Ukraine, but he's not going to do it.

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SHUKLA:Christina, the Europeans then are very glad to be riding the coattails of Donald Trump, essentially, as he's trying to drive an end

towards this war, but they also want to keep a handle on the details that President Trump promises to Vladimir Putin.And obviously, in the background

of all of this is the view, I think, across Europe, that Donald Trump is sometimes perhaps weak at the knee.

And perhaps the Russians view Donald Trump as being slightly malleable to their desires, and it will be a boon to the Russians that the Europeans and

the Ukrainians are not at this summit. And we saw in 2016, even at a time where Donald Trump's own security apparatus was saying, do not believe this

man.

President Trump took to the podium in Helsinki in 2016 and effectively bought hook line and sinker. Everything that Vladimir Putin told him, the

outcome and the focus for European officials now will be that that does not repeat itself.

MACFARLANE:Yeah. Sebastian Shukla, Ben Wedeman, thank you both very much. And I want to get some perspective now from Jill Dougherty, she's a CNN

Contributor and Former CNN Moscow Bureau Chief. Great to have you back on the show, Jill.

JILL DOUGHERTY, CNN CONTRIBUTOR: Thank you, Christina.

MACFARLANE:I just want to reflect actually there on what Seb was talking about. I mean, there does appear to be optimism coming from Europeans about

a possible ceasefire ahead of negotiations and what might come in this summit. But Jill, I also just want to go back to that sound bite we heard

from President Trump there a short time ago on Air Force One.

He said, I'm not here to negotiate for Ukraine. He said his goal was getting President Putin to the table. And as we look for signs of where

Donald Trump's position might may lie heading into this summit, what do you read into that message?

DOUGHERTY:You know, I think the best framing that I can get would be that Trump has a specific goal, and that is a ceasefire. He wants this to

end.Now, Putin comes in, and it's entirely possible that he may exceed to some type of version of a ceasefire. And there are many ways you could do

this.

You could have, you know, a temporary pause and fighting, et cetera. He's going to try to soften the edges of the definition of what a ceasefire

actually should be. But Putin comes in with a much broader, in my opinion, goal, and that is -- and it's really enormous, he wants to redraw the

security lines after the end of the Cold War.

And Ukraine, yes, is important to him, no question. But even more important, he looks at Ukraine as part of that overall picture.

MACFARLANE:Yeah.

DOUGHERTY:He feels that, you know, when NATO was allowed to expand after the end of the Cold War that was aimed at Russia. Now, you know, there is a

big debate on that.

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I do not agree with that personally, but that is what Putin, apparently believes. So, what he's going to try to do, I think, is make the point that

this is we need to redraw these lines. We need to reorganize security in Europe, that this won't succeed unless we do that. And so, what does that

mean in practical terms, means no NATO for Ukraine.

It means demilitarizing Ukraine, in other words, limiting the size of its army. It means no European members of NATO in Ukraine. There are a lot of

things that flow from that, but again, big picture. I think Trump is looking at this in quite a -- let's say, a focused lens, and Putin is

looking at this as a very huge historical moment, historic moment when he can change everything.

MACFARLANE:And I guess speaking to the sort of historical nature of this, it was impossible not to notice Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arriving in

Alaska rather brazenly wearing a USSR shirt. I mean, harking back to a Simon Russia was, of course, a global superpower.

I mean, this might have just been for show, but how much does that speak to what Russia and Putin intend to get out of this summit?

DOUGHERTY:Oh, you know, Sergey Lavrov, whom I covered for many years. And he's a clever fellow. He's, you know, an intelligent person, and very

clever, I would say. So, this trolling of coming in with an SSSR, USSR t- shirt is just, I had to laugh when I saw it, because what's the message?

It's, you know, we're back. And the world was, you know, we're back at the table. We are a superpower. We can do whatever we want. I mean, there is

obviously, he knows the reality of this situation. He is a skilled diplomat. But I think that was massive trolling, and really was meant to

send a message.

MACFARLANE:Yeah, certainly did send a message, didn't it? Jill, it's always great to have your insight, especially given how well you know these

delegation members from Russia, appreciate it. Thank you.

DOUGHERTY:Thank you.

MACFARLANE:All right, still to come. It's the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, the allies' victory over Japan that ended World War Two. How some of the

remaining VJ vets in the UK marked the momentous occasion?

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MACFARLANE: Reaction has been swift after Israel's far right National Security Minister confronted a prominent jailed Palestinian Leader.

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We're hearing that Palestinian officials are outraged after seeing this video of Itamar Ben-Gvirvisiting Marwan Barghouti in his cell, telling

Barghouti quote, you won't win.Ben-Gvirposted the video on social media. He's also heard saying, whoever messes with the people of Israel, we will

wipe them out.

Let's go to CNN's Oren Liebermann, who's following this from Jerusalem. So, Oren, just for our viewers, give us the context here of who Barghouti is

and what happened during that encounter?

OREN LIEBERMANN, CNN JERUSALEM BUREAU CHIEF: So, Marwan Barghouti is 66 years old. He is from the west bank. He is perhaps the most prominent

Palestinian politician, and certainly the most prominent Palestinian prisoner. He is serving five life sentences after his conviction back in

2002 for orchestrating the killings of five Israeli civilians.

Nevertheless, and perhaps because of that prison sentence, he has become more admired amongst Palestinian society, and he's considered not only the

most popular Palestinian politician, but one of the very few who could unite Palestinian society as well as Palestinian factions across sort of

the political spectrum, and that is what makes him so prominent, even when he's not seen.

We haven't seen a video of Marwan Barghouti in years, and therefore it was quite surprising when suddenly far right Israeli Minister of National

Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir posts a very short clip. It's only 13 seconds. Take a look here. In this video, Ben-Gvir is looking at Barghouti.

Barghouti himself appears quite gaunt and frail. He is nodding slightly, and Ben-Gvir says to him, in part, whoever harms the people of Israel,

whoever kills children, whoever kills women, we will wipe them out. At that point, you can hear Barghouti try to interject. He tries to say, you know.

And then Ben-Gvir cuts him off quickly and says, no, no, you must know this throughout all of history, and then the clip abruptly ends. Well, it's

unclear why Ben-Gvirposted this, or why he even went to the prison in Southern Israel in which Marwan Barghouti is being held, and he's been

held, according to his family, in solitary confinement since the beginning of the war, nearly two years ago.

But it's very possible that Ben-Gvir, who makes and takes provocative actions, simply wanted to spark the outrage that he must have known was

coming, and that came very quickly. It started with Marwan Barghouti's wife, who posted on social media that she barely recognized her own

husband.

She said in a statement, they are still, Marwan pursuing you and following you, even in the solitary confinement cell where you've been living for two

years.The struggle against the occupation and its symbols with you continues, and the chains are still on your hands.

But I know your spirit and determination, and I know that you will remain free, and your only concern is the plight of your people to end their

suffering, which has reached unbearable levels in Gaza, and to achieve their freedom and preserve their dignity.

We also saw a statement from Fatah, the political party to which he belongs, from the Vice President of the Palestinian Authority, a statement

from Hamas that gives you an idea, Christina, of how important Marwan Barghouti is to the Palestinian cause, the Palestinian society as a whole,

and to the people they see him as perhaps the most prominent symbol.

And there have been multiple efforts to try to get him released, but on that, Israel has not been willing to budge, not even in the current rounds

of negotiations around cease -- trying to get to a ceasefire for the Gaza war.

MACFARLANE: Oren, important for us to continue to follow this story. Appreciate you being here to break it down. Thank you. Let's get you up to

speed on some other stories that are on our radar right now.The trial for Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai has been

postponed again after his defense said he had been experiencing heart palpitations.

The 77-year-old appeared visibly thinner Friday for the start of the closing arguments, a judge adjourned court until Monday, saying it was

prudent not to start until Lai's medical needs had been attended to. In Indonesia, free school meals turned into a trip to the doctor after more

than 360 people got food poisoning in Central Java.

This is the largest case since the launch of the president's free meals program in January, which has so far made over 1000 people ill

nationwide.And in India controlled Kashmir rescuers have been digging through mounds of debris, looking for survivors after flash floods and

mudslides hit a remote Himalayan village.

Officials say at least 60 people are dead and around 200 are missing. 80 years ago today, Japan surrendered, officially ending World War Two. It was

proclaimed VJ Day victory over Japan, and it marked the end of one of the most destructive and deadliest conflicts in history.

Some of the few remaining British veterans of that war gathered today for a somber event in England. CNN's Salma Abdelaziz has more.

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SALMA ABDELAZIZ, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: We are on board Queen Mary II. So, this ship is the namesake of the RMS Queen Mary, which, in

August of 1945 sounded the whistle marking the end of the conflict, the day now known, of course, as VJDay. And aboard this ship, there are

commemorations taking place, including those with veterans.

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And we were able to speak to one veteran. His name is Stanley. He was 20 years old in 1945.He is now 100 and this is the lesson he wants us to take

away.

SEAMAN STANLEY RICKEARD, WWII VETERAN AT ROYAL NAVY: There's nothing good about wartime. There never has been anything good about wartime. We did our

duty in the war. And I think that if the oldies, were to tell the youngsters, if the youngsters have time to listen, it would be to the

benefit of mankind.

ABDELAZIZ:Now, Southampton, this English port city where I'm standing, played a pivotal role during World War Two. It is during the two weeks in

and around D Day that three and a half million military personnel passed through here. Southampton also played a role in bringing people home.

Some 22,000 prisoners of war were brought to Southampton after the conflict ended. Now in a separate part of the country, the king and queen were also

commemorating the 80th anniversary of VJ Day. Very somber occasion, and what we heard time and time again from officials and from those impacted,

is that somber reminder of the cost of war and the lessons it brought 80 years on.Salma Abdelaziz,CNN, Southampton.

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MACFARLANE: Welcome back. I'm Christina Macfarlane in London, and you're watching "Connect the World". These are our headlines this hour. U.S.

President Donald Trump is on his way to Alaska for a high stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He told reporters on Air Force One

he thinks some progress will be made.

U.S. official tells CNN all options are on the table, including an early end to the summit if President Trump thinks Putin is not serious about

ending the war in Ukraine. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered Washington, D.C. to abandon policies that make the city a sanctuary for

immigrants.

She also appointed the Head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency as emergency police commissioner for the capital as the Trump Administration

expands its takeover of the city.However, the Mayor of D.C., Muriel Bowser, says the federal government lacks the power to make such a change.

Countries worldwide are marking a poignant anniversary, the 80th VJ Day, or victory over Japan, essentially ending the World War Two from the UK to

Australia, where Aussies call it victory in the Pacific day. Japan's Emperor and Prime Minister took part in a solemn ceremony in Tokyo to

commemorate the anniversary.

And ringing the opening bell today the Presidents of John and Matthew Godfrey Foundation.The brothers, both hockey players, died after being hit

by suspected drunk driver one year ago.

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It is Friday, August 15th. We'll be watching the DOW to see if it can hit its first record high of the year today.And it'sup 45,000 so it does make

that mark. Despite uncertainty that is over President Donald Trump's tariffs and trade wars, Americans are still opening their wallets.

New data from the Commerce Department released in the last hour, shows U.S. retailsales, including at restaurants and online climbed 0.5 percent in

July. That's in line with what economists expected. Now, a top executive in the artificial intelligence industry is pushing back on AI's predicted

takeover, while a number of other tech and business tech leaders have warned AI will make some entry level jobs vanish in the near future.

The President of Cisco says, not so fast. Well CNN's SeniorReporterMatt Egan is live for us in New York. So, the President of Cisco, Jeetu Patel,

is rejecting those doomsday warnings.

MATT EGAN, CNN SENIOR REPORTER: Yeah, that's right. Christina, this is a tech leader rejecting some of these really scary warnings about jobs. Cisco

President Jeetu Patel, I asked him to respond to the argument from the CEO of Anthropic that we might be sleepwalking our way into an AI jobs wipeout

that would spike unemployment and eliminate a significant chunk of entry- level white-collar jobs.

And even though Cisco is an investor in Anthropic, Patel, he really did push back strongly. He said that he thinks this would be a terrible idea, a

bad strategy for companies that are adopting AI because he said these companies, they need younger generations of workers, because those younger

generations, they often have different perspectives and expertise with technology. Take a listen to what this Cisco executive toldme.

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JEETU PATEL, PRESIDENT & CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER OF CISCO: I just refuse to believe that humans are going to be obsolete. Like it just seems like it's

kind of an absurd concept. We are far too creative for us to be obsolete, you know. And so, if you just say I'm going to eradicate all entry level

jobs, that's the stupidest thing a company can do in the long term, because what you've done is you've actually taken away the injection of new

perspective.

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EGAN: Now, Patel went on to say that in some jobs, having a lot of experience can actually be a liability, because people who've been in those

positions for a long time, they also hold on to assumptions that may no longer be true in this fast-moving world of technology. He also said that

he learns a ton from younger workers.

He said that they mentor him almost as much as he mentors them. Still, though some of the economists that I'm talking to who studied this issue,

they do suspect that AI may already be depressing entry level works. Just ask the class of 2025 which is facing the worst job market for college

graduates in years.

In fact, for the first time since 1980 when data on this began, the unemployment rate for recent college graduates in the United States is

higher than the overall unemployment rate. And Oxford Economics found that when you look at computer science and math, two fields that are very much

exposed to AI.

Employment of younger workers is down by 8 percent over the last three years, whereas employment of older workers is little changed. One last

point here, even though the Cisco executive is relatively more optimistic than some of his peers, he did tell me that he thinks that the tech world

is kind of living in a bubble right now, and that they need to do whatever it takes, including retraining and re skilling workers to make sure that

this transition to AI is as smooth as possible, Christina.

MACFARLANE: Yeah, that is concerning about unemployment levels within the youth market. I mean, what more you learning about the jobs that might be

the most vulnerable to AI?

EGAN: Yeah. Christina,the AI experts that I'm talking to, they say that the jobs that are most exposed to negative disruption are the ones that are

easily automated, right? You think about data entry or another really good example is customer service jobs in those call centers.

We're already seeing so called AI agents come in and start doing the work that in the past was only done by humans. But then there's other jobs that

maybe are a little bit more insulated from automation, for example, sales jobs or account management. As one AI executive told me, he said, AI can't

buy you a steak dinner.

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But look, we're going to have to pay very close attention to how all of this plays out, because clearly AI is moving very quickly,it's getting

faster, smarter, stronger, at a rapid pace.And there is going to be some growing pains along the way, Christina.

MACFARLANE: Inevitably, yeah. Matt, still 50, 50, really, isn't it? Thanks so much.

EGAN: Thanks.

MACFARLANE: Now, a couple of weeks ago, we learned that Ghislaine Maxwell had to be granted a mysterious transfer to a low security prison in Texas.

The infamous Jeffrey Epstein conspirator apparently wasn't technically eligible for the transfer, and experts say it was highly unusual.

Well, now we're learning that her arrival at the Bryan Texas facility has put other inmates on edge, and questions are growing over the motivations

behind the move.Crime and Justice Correspondent KatelynPolantz is in Washington for us.And Katelyn, you've been writing about this, this cloud

of anxiety hanging over the facility where Ghislaine Maxwell was moved. Tell us what more you've been learning.

KATELYN POLANTZ, CNN CRIME AND JUSTICE CORRESPONDENT: Yeah,what I've heard from lawyers, prison consultants, other people familiar with this prison in

Bryan Texas, a prison camp. It has changed inside. It is more tense for the women there. This is an all-female prison camp.

It's -- nonviolent offenders and Ghislaine Maxwell coming there to be housed there -- It is usually housed there, given the crimes that she's

convicted of, sex trafficking of minors. Inmates have been warned by prison officials to use their discretion. Don't talk about Ghislaine Maxwell --

outsiders and I picked up on one story from a lawyer representing a woman in this prison camp right now.

The inmate's name is Julie Howell. Julie Howell provided -- "The Daily Telegraph" saying that people were disgusted with Ghislaine Maxwell being

in that prison, and soon after -- nine officials pulled that inmate out of her puppy training class move her to detention center --

MACFARLANE: Katelyn,unfortunately, we were having a bit of trouble with your line with your audio.

POLANTZ: Oh, I'm sorry.

MACFARLANE: Which is such a shame, I know. Don't worry, we'll get you back, but unfortunately, going to have to leave it there for now. But you can

read obviously, Katelyn's article on cnn.com if you want to know more. Thank you, Katelyn. And still to come. Are you ready for a new football

season? Liverpool is, details on Red Devils when we return.

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MACFARLANE: Robots are competing in the world's first humanoid robot games in China. The unique competition kicked off in Beijing Thursday. 280 teams

from 16 countries are going head-to-head in 26 different events, including sports like soccer, track and field and boxing.

And during the opening ceremony, the humanoid robot showed off their skills in martial arts as well. They also played keyboards, guitars and drums and

danced to hip hop. One human team member described the rules for robotic apparel.

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GAO QIAN, DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS OF BEIJING DANCE ACADEMY: We definitely based it on the original terracotta warrior, including its

appearance, color and material texture. At the same time, we had to take measurements for the robot, since the robot wears the costume with added

weights, it cannot exceed three kilograms.

We also had to address heat dissipation on its back and ensure the robot's 40 degrees of joint flexibility.Our costume cannot interfere with the

robot's joint movements.

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MACFARLANE: The world's first humanoid robot games will feature a total of 487 matches blimey, before the event wraps up on Sunday.Look at them,go. A

milestone for Hong Kong's first locally born giant panda cubs. This fluffy duo is officially turning one. The cubs are being bottle fed formula, since

they're still too young to digest solid food.

But now big sister Jia Jiaand little brother De De are playing around with bamboo, copying their mother by biting at leaves. Very sweet. The park is

inviting children who share the same birthday to join the festivities, and history was made, of course, last year when their mum, Ying Yingbecame the

world's oldest first-time panda mother at the age of 19, which is 57 in human years.

Quite a feat. Now the wait is over for Premier League fans, as the new season kicks off just hours from now.Champions Liverpool will host

Bournemouth at Anfield later tonight for more with. Andy Scholes joined us.And Andy,the reds are ready to repeat, we think.

ANDY SCHOLES, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: We will see. It's hard to bet against them, right? They have such a good squad right now, and they even

bolstered that with that big $150 million signing, you know, Florian Wirtz. So, you know, they are going to be raring and ready to go, trying to have

their first repeat title in the Premier League in the last 40 years.

Lot of people have something to say about it, though. You know Christina, Man City, they're trying, of course, get back on top. We'll see what

happens. We know millions will be watching. We'll have more on "World Sport". And one thing's for sure, always a fun day when the Premier League

season kicks off once again,

MACFARLANE: It's like the start of school, school term, new school term, isn't it? Andy, appreciate it. That's Andy on "World Sport". We are after

this quick break. Stay with us.

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