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Terminator, AI Jobs, and Financial Nudism

Sep 18, 2026 · 34m

Summary

Jack Howe discusses bond yields and minimalist investing strategies, addressing listener questions on diversification and government debt inflation. He then interviews Ronnie Chatterjee, OpenAI’s Chief Economist, who analyzes AI’s impact on labor markets, emphasizing that job roles are evolving rather than disappearing. Chatterjee advises students to focus on human-centric skills and STEM fields while cautioning against overconfident long-term forecasts. The episode concludes with a call to monitor productivity data for early signs of AI’s broader economic effects.

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