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The Cato Weekly Podcast

AI: Must We Act Now?

Jul 30, 2026 · 41m

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Artificial intelligence could transform productivity, employment, and living standards. But does that mean governments should “act now” to “steer” the technology? Economist John Cochrane joins Cato’s Ryan Bourne to explain why he thinks a prominent economists’ letter gets the problem wrong, whether fears of mass job loss are justified, and how speculation about AI’s potential is already shaping public policy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.