Who Will Shape the AI Economy? | This Week's Economy Ep. 151

Artificial intelligence is no longer a future concept or a Silicon Valley experiment—it’s already shaping how we learn, work, and deliver care. From classrooms and hospitals to small businesses and local governments, AI is quietly changing how much we can do with the time and resources we have. 

While this progress has sparked excitement, it has also triggered a familiar political response: fear. Warnings about job loss, concentration, and runaway technology now dominate the conversation. But that misses the lessons history and basic economics can teach us.

In this episode of This Week’s Economy, we examine AI through a clear policy and economic lens. We’ll talk about creative destruction, labor markets, and the enormous potential AI holds to expand opportunity and raise living standards, and we'll discuss the threats posed by poor regulatory policies. 

The question isn’t whether AI will transform our economy. It’s whether we’ll let markets, competition, and human ingenuity guide that transformation—or regulate it away.

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