Working Intelligence: Making Americans Irreplaceable

American AI regulation stands at a crossroads. As states like California pass sweeping AI laws while federal frameworks lag behind, a fundamental tension emerges: will America's fragmented legal landscape stifle innovation or become our greatest competitive advantage? In this episode of Working Intelligence: Making Americans Irreplaceable , Kevin Frazier — AI Innovation and Law Fellow at the Unive...

Human autonomy faces its greatest test yet. As artificial intelligence evolves, a fundamental question emerges: will AI enhance our capacity for self-rule or quietly erode it? In this episode of Working Intelligence: Making Americans Irreplaceable , Harry Law — researcher at the University of Cambridge and the Cosmos Institute, and former policy and ethics lead at Google DeepMind — offers a philos...

American education and workforce development stand at a crossroads. As artificial intelligence reshapes industries from agriculture to logistics, rural communities are poised to become unexpected powerhouses in the technological revolution—with the right tools. In this episode of Working Intelligence: Making Americans Irreplaceable , Congressman Vince Fong—representing California's Central Valley...

American agriculture is experiencing a technological transformation that will fundamentally change how we cultivate, monitor, and optimize our food production. In this episode of Working Intelligence: Making Americans Irreplaceable , Andrew Nelson—a software engineer and fifth-generation farmer overseeing 7,500 acres in Eastern Washington—breaks down how AI and precision technology are driving one...

We're standing at the threshold of a medical revolution that will reshape how we diagnose, treat, and prevent disease. In this episode of Working Intelligence: Making Americans Irreplaceable , healthcare futurist and geopolitical expert Jamie Metzl explains why the Superconvergence of AI and biotechnology—the subject of his new book , out today—represents one of the most transformative breakthroug...

On the frontlines of America’s labor market, millions of jobs sit empty while workers ready to clock in are stalled by bureaucracy. Sophie Singletary and Violet Barnett sit down with Vardhan Kapoor—co-founder and CEO of FirstWork—for a conversation about how AI can cut through the friction holding back American workers. From nursing homes in need of care staff to factories ramping up production, V...

On the eve of the 24th anniversary of September 11th, Jordan Hirsch sits down with Mike Gallagher—former Marine Corps intelligence officer, seven-year Congressman, and current Palantirian—for a conversation about American resilience and innovation. From his deployments in Iraq to the halls of Congress, Mike witnessed firsthand how Americans adapt to meet existential challenges. In this episode, he...

For the first time since the 1970s, we're witnessing a breakthrough that could reignite economic growth and human progress. In this inaugural episode of Working Intelligence: The AI Optimism Project , economist Tyler Cowen explains why AI represents what he calls a 'major civilizational advance' — one that will finally end the Great Stagnation that has constrained productivity for half a century....