Can AI Make Us Richer? A conversation on productivity, labor and the limits of regulation

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of artificial intelligence on productivity and the future of work with insights from Prince Michael of Liechtenstein and Adam Michel.

In this episode of Unconventional Knowledge, Prince Michael of Liechtenstein speaks with Adam Michel, Director of Tax Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, about artificial intelligence, productivity and the future of work. The discussion looks at AI through the broader history of technological change, arguing that new technologies have usually made workers more productive rather than simply replacing them. It examines how AI could reshape sectors such as software, law, writing and administra...

People in this episode

Host: Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

Guest: Adam Michel

Topics covered

• artificial intelligence
• productivity
• future of work
• technological change
• labor
• regulation

Keywords

• AI
• productivity
• labor
• technological change
• future of work
• Cato Institute

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cato Institute

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