AI, Money, and Humans: The Point of No Return | Per Bylund on The Money Block™ Ep. 130

<p>The Money Block™ With Matthew J. Moore - Episode 130: Per Bylund – AI, Money, and Humans: The Point of No Return.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, host Matthew J. Moore sits down with Per Bylund, Austrian economist and associate professor of entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University, to talk about AI, money, and whether humans still matter in an agentic-AI economy.</p><p><br></p><p>They cover why today’s AI is better understood as capital than as a new kind of person, what “human action” means when machines pursue goals, and whether creative destruction still holds when software can write, plan, and act across whole industries. They dig into competition as a discovery process, concentration of power in labs and cloud providers, the “comfortable cage” of easy prosperity with shrinking freedom, and Elon Musk’s claim that AI will make money irrelevant — then ask what sound money still does if scarcity never goes away.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>KEY HIGHLIGHTS:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>• AI as capital and tools, not a conscious being</p><p><br></p><p>• Human action vs agentic AI that only looks like it chooses</p><p><br></p><p>• Why scarcity — and sound money — still matter if AI gets wildly productive</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>GUEST LINKS:</strong></p><p>https://perbylund.com</p><p>https://x.com/PerBylund</p><p>https://mises.org/profile/bylund-per</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Tune into “The Money Block™ With Matthew J. Moore”, America&#39;s Bitcoin focused TV &amp; radio show syndicated on BizTV Network in 100+ U.S. cities/markets and counting! Join Matthew as he explores the new and exciting assets of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Matt&#39;s guests will take you for an entertaining and informative ride as they navigate this fast and evolving space. Whether it&#39;s the technology, policy, investments, or the fundamentals of money, this show is designed to help bring understanding to those new to the world of Bitcoin, cryptocurrency and digital assets. Monetary sovereignty is vital to everyone&#39;s freedom! Now is the time to empower yourself for this new digital age! </p><p><br></p><p>© 2025 Moore Media, LLC. All rights reserved.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>WEBSITE &amp; SOCIAL:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>https://www.mattjmoore.com/</p><p><br></p><p>https://x.com/MattMoore_Ok</p><p><br></p><p>https://youtube.com/@MattJMoore</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.instagram.com/themattjmoore/</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br