AI and the Jenga Tower Economy

About this episode

Keith and Ethan discuss the brittleness of the economy and the potential impact of the AI bubble popping.

Inspired by Eli Kasargod-Staub's description of the Jenga Tower Economy in his recent Substack , Keith and Ethan discuss the growing brittleness of different elements of our economy, and how the AI bubble popping would make these weaknesses hit hard.

People in this episode

Hosts: Keith, Ethan

Topics covered

• AI
• economy
• Jenga Tower Economy
• financial crisis

Keywords

• brittleness
• AI bubble
• Eli Kasargod-Staub

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Substack

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