#182 Tyler Cowen On Why We Might Get Lucky And AI Can Solve Out Debt Situation

Economist and author Tyler Cowen, the Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mason University and chairman and general director of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, joins Julia La Roche on episode 182.  Links:  Marginal Revolution: https://marginalrevolution.com/ Twitter/X: https://x.com/tylercowen 00:00 Introduction and welcome Tyler Cowen 01:11 Big picture — the scary and the wonderful   03:37 Optimist 04:40 The Great Stagnation and AI  06:18 The impact of AI on investing 08:14 Human connections will matter more  10:45 Our debt will probably prove manageable because of AI 11:22 How AI will change how we live 13:50 Education  16:39 AI and jobs 18:17 Debt  21:17 U.S. psychology  23:37 Conflicting narratives of the economy 24:40 Immigration 26:25 Talent  29:13 Food and capitalism  32:20 Approach to life  33:20 Great Financial Crisis — why real estate wasn’t a bubble  36:20 Investing: Be long 38:36 Travel and humanity  42:00 Views 43:40 Election year  45:50 Parting thoughts