Carson Block believes investors may be underestimating the economic consequences of artificial intelligence.

The Muddy Waters founder and CEO joins Merryn Somerset Webb to explain why recent advances in AI have made him rethink its impact on the labour market—and why he believes widespread displacement of knowledge workers could eventually create a major challenge for financial markets.

Carson Block believes investors may be underestimating the economic consequences of artificial intelligence.
The Muddy Waters founder and CEO joins Merryn Somerset Webb to explain why recent advances in AI have made him rethink its impact on the labour market&mdash;and why he believes widespread displacement of knowledge workers could eventually create a major challenge for financial markets.

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Merryn Talks Money with Bloomberg senior columnist Merryn Somerset Webb is your key to understanding how markets work – and how you can make them work for you. Every episode features a relaxed but in-depth conversation with a fund manager, a strategist, a Bloomberg expert or just someone Merryn finds particularly interesting in any given week. Listen in for the kind of insights and explanations everyone can use to help them make better saving and investing choices.

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Carson Block: AI Could Trigger the Next Financial Crisis

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