The Ezra Klein Show: How Fast Will A.I. Agents Rip Through the Economy?

About this episode

Jack Clark discusses the impact of A.I. agents on the economy with Ezra Klein.

The Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark tells Ezra Klein what he sees coming in the new era of A.I. agents.

People in this episode

Host: Ezra Klein

Guest: Jack Clark

Topics covered

• A.I. agents
• economy
• technology
• future of work
• innovation

Keywords

• A.I.
• agents
• economy
• Jack Clark
• Ezra Klein
• Anthropic
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Anthropic

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