
← "Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg11. Nov. 2025 · 55 Min.
AI Business Models, Rare Earths, and China's Economic Challenges
AI Business Models, Rare Earths, and China's Economic Challenges
In this episode of Econ 102, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg explore AI's effects on productivity, how AI business models will shake out, the US and China's rare earth minerals industries, and China's economic challenges, including demographics, real estate, and involution.