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The Next Economic Bubble Is Here

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Is the artificial intelligence revolution keeping the entire economy afloat? This week on “Interesting Times,” Ross talks with Jason Furman, an economist from the Harvard Kennedy School and a contributing writer for Times Opinion, about how investors, policymakers and consumers should think about the boom — and potential bust — of the fastest growing segment of the American economy and look to past bubbles for answers.

01:12 - Okay, so are we in a bubble?
08:51 - Historical comparisons of past bubbles
12:45 - The case for an A.I. bubble
22:07 - The case against an A.I. bubble
29:44 - What if it bursts?
34:15 - The economic health of the Trump administration
45:08 - “I'm reasonably optimistic.”

(A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.)

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