This week, the economist Anton Korinek joins to break down how artificial intelligence is driving volatility in the job and stock markets. Then, the battle between the Pentagon and Anthropic is getting even more tense. Anthropic now has until 5:01 p.m. Eastern time on Friday to accept the military’s demands over the terms of a contract, or the Trump administration will retaliate by invoking the Defense Production Act and designating the company a “supply chain risk.” We discuss this change, as well as two other updates on OpenClaw and Alpha Schools.
Guest:
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 <li><a href="https://www.korinek.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Anton Korinek</a>, economist studying the impact of A.I., at the University of Virginia.</li>
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Additional Reading:
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 <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/us/politics/pentagon-anthropic.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pentagon Gives A.I. Company an Ultimatum</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://x.com/summeryue0/status/2025774069124399363" rel="noopener noreferrer">Summer Yue’s OpenClaw post</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.404media.co/students-are-being-treated-like-guinea-pigs-inside-an-ai-powered-private-school/" rel="noopener noreferrer">‘Students Are Being Treated Like Guinea Pigs’: Inside an AI-Powered Private School</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/ai-teacher-inside-alpha-school/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Parents Fell in Love With Alpha School’s Promise. Then They Wanted Out</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.citriniresearch.com/p/2028gic" rel="noopener noreferrer">The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.econtai.org/research/AutomatingResearch-2026-01-02.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">When Does Automating Research Produce Explosive Growth?</a></li>
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