What if AI isn’t coming for your job — but for your mind? In this episode of Merryn Talks Money, Merryn Somerset Webb speaks to Tom Slater, manager of Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust and partner at Baillie Gifford  about his provocative paper, “AI Isn’t Coming for Your Job. It’s Coming for Your Mind,” and why the real risk may be a world that looks more productive while quietly losing the judgement, learning and expertise that make progress possible. They also discuss what that means for the future workforce and smart investing.



Check out Tom Slater’s paper here: 
https://www.bailliegifford.com/en/global/all-users/insights/ic-article/2026-q1-ai-isn-t-coming-for-your-job-it-s-coming-for-your-mind-10061431/

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What if AI isn&rsquo;t coming for your job &mdash; but for your mind? In this episode of Merryn Talks Money, Merryn Somerset Webb speaks to Tom Slater, manager of Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust and partner at Baillie Gifford&nbsp; about his provocative paper, &ldquo;AI Isn&rsquo;t Coming for Your Job. It&rsquo;s Coming for Your Mind,&rdquo; and why the real risk may be a world that looks more productive while quietly losing the judgement, learning and expertise that make progress possible. They also discuss what that means for the future workforce and smart investing. 
Check out Tom Slater&rsquo;s paper here: <a href="https://www.bailliegifford.com/en/global/all-users/insights/ic-article/2026-q1-ai-isn-t-coming-for-your-job-it-s-coming-for-your-mind-10061431/">https://www.bailliegifford.com/en/global/all-users/insights/ic-article/2026-q1-ai-isn-t-coming-for-your-job-it-s-coming-for-your-mind-10061431/</a> Sign up for the Merryn Talks Money newsletter: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/account/newsletters/merryn-talks-money">https://www.bloomberg.com/account/newsletters/merryn-talks-money </a>Sign up for the Money Distilled newsletter <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/account/newsletters/money-distilled">https://www.bloomberg.com/account/newsletters/money-distilled</a>

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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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What If AI’s Biggest Impact Isn’t Jobs, But Minds? 

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