Tyler Cowen on AI, Job Loss, Fertility Crisis & Why Charisma Beats IQ | Tyler Cowen

Tyler Cowen on AI, Job Loss, Fertility Crisis & Why Charisma Beats IQ | Tyler Cowen

June 24, 2026 · 1h 22m

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Prakhar Gupta interviews economist Tyler Cowen about the implications of AI on jobs, the fertility crisis, and the value of charisma over IQ.

Welcome to PGX Ideas. #4PGX Ideas is where I sit with people who think for a living — scientists, philosophers, builders, and the occasional genius who doesn't fit any category.These conversations are dense. They're long. They won't give you a shortcut.If you're looking for something light, that's PGX: Raw & Real → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa6DgTttATAc0hftp0aZtUvCgVSKO8hbxIn this episode, I spoke to Tyler Cowen — American economist and author.Timestamps:0:00 - Welcome0:44 - AI: smarter but still slow5:23 - Who really has good timing?9:07 - How AI changes news forever12:53 - Will AI become too expensive?17:05 - Can governments actually stop AI?20:03 - Will AI kill our jobs?25:27 - Why people are having fewer kids29:52 - What will be rare and precious?34:34 - AI as the perfect therapist?39:09 - Does AI actually think like us?45:03 - AI, war, love and relationships49:56 - Journalism, status and AI future56:23 - The world is a big mess1:04:47 - BRICS, NATO and new world order1:09:23 - Immigration, China and India explained1:15:49 - Rapid fire: overrated or underrated?1:21:36 - Where could Tyler be wrong?Enjoy.— Prakhar

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