Artificial Intelligence, Very Real Debt

<p>Investments in—and among—artificial intelligence companies have pushed the S&amp;P 500 to record highs. It’s also introduced a volatility to the markets that may be unprecedented. Is this growing pains or the wobble before the fall?&nbsp;</p><br><p>Guest: <a href="https://podcasts.voxmedia.com/host/ed-elson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ed Elson</a>, co-host of the <a href="https://www.profgmedia.com/s/prof-g-markets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Prof G Markets</a> and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-time-founders-this-former-trader-built-a/id1498802610?i=1000743678975&amp;itscg=30200&amp;itsct=podcast_box&amp;ls=1&amp;mttnsubad=1000743678975&amp;at=1000l38Mz&amp;ct=tbd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">First Time Founders</a> podcasts.</p><br><p>Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at<a href="http://slate.com/whatnextplus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> slate.com/whatnextplus</a> to get access wherever you listen.</p><br><p>Podcast production by Rob Gunther, Evan Campbell, Madeline Thames-Ducharme and Patrick Fort.</p><br><p>Paige Osburn is the senior supervising producer of What Next and What Next TBD.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our <a href="https://slate.com/podcastfaqs#plusbenefits" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FAQ</a> at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts get automatic access—no setup required.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>