The AI Series: Adoption Ramps Up

The AI Series: Adoption Ramps Up

September 8, 2026 · 57 min · Episode 295

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Ara Kharazian discusses the state of AI adoption and its implications for various industries.

In this episode of our AI series, Ara Kharazian, lead economist at fintech company Ramp, joins the Inside Economics team to discuss the state of AI adoption. Drawing on Ramp’s real-time business spending data, Ara offers a unique view into which firms and industries are moving fastest, which are lagging, which LLMs are gaining traction, how token pricing is evolving, and what data center constraints and government regulation could mean for the AI boom.

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