AI 2026: Your Money, Your Career, and What to Actually Do About It (Part 2)
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This episode discusses the implications of AI on personal finance and career planning, addressing fears and providing actionable advice.
If you haven't heard Part 1 yet, start there first . Part 1 laid out what's happening and named some truly wild predictions. Part 2 answers the question that actually matters: given all of that, what do you do? With your money. With your career. With your mindset. And with the fear that many people feel right now. In this episode: One prominent thinker predicted we're heading toward an "emotional pandemic" driven by the pace of AI change. Not a technological failure, but an emotional one. The United States is the most pessimistic country about AI. What does that tell us, and is the fear proportionate to the actual risk? If your income is less certain and your career is harder to predict, do the fundamentals of financial planning actually change or do the old principles hold? 55% of Americans now use AI to help manage their finances, up from 10% just a year ago. How good is that advice and what are the risks most people aren't thinking about? The research on this is more surprising than you'd expect The traits that matter most in an AI-disrupted world and what it means financially to invest in yourself right now Our honest gut reactions to where all of this is heading. Not the…
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