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Artwork for Life, Automated
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Bottlenecks
Kellogg School Of Management
Northwestern University
KQED
Automation
Labor Market
Data Centers, United States
Climate Change
Renewable Energy
Economic Growth
Income Inequality

Life, Automated explores how to live, work, and make decisions in a world increasingly shaped by machines. Through thoughtful conversations with researchers, practitioners, artists, and more, we do our best to make sense of how technology is changing—and how it is changing us. We ask: What does the economy look like if AI can do much of what humans can? Will AI tools isolate us further, or steer u... more

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When people go to a magic show, they expect to be fooled. That’s part of the fun. And magician Joshua Jay says much of the magician’s work is helping people fool themselves. Our brains are hardwired to fill in gaps, predict outcomes, and take cogniti... more

Are you hurting the planet every time you query a chatbot? Economist Meghan Busse suggests that may be the wrong question. In this episode, we zoom out from the usual concerns about frivolous queries (and, for that matter, resource‑hungry data center... more

Will AI actually take over every job ever? Economist Ben Jones doesn't think so. Drawing from historical evidence around innovation, Jones argues that automation never conquers everything — it inevitably creates operational bottlenecks that only huma... more

Life, Automated explores the surreal, exciting, and occasionally terrifying ways AI and automation are reshaping our daily lives.

Through thoughtful conversations with researchers, practitioners, artists, and more, we do our best to make sense of how... more

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Recent Guests

Meghan Busse
Economist and associate professor at the Kellogg School of Management
Kellogg School of Management
Episode: Does AI Have to Be Bad News for the Planet? (with Meghan Busse)
Ben Jones
Economist, co-director at the Ryan Institute
Ryan Institute, Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University)
Episode: To Thrive Alongside AI, Find the Bottlenecks (with Ben Jones)

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Does AI Have to Be Bad News for the Planet? (with Meghan Busse)
Q: Could AI data centers actually help the climate in the long run?
Yes, if demand accelerates the deployment of low-cost green energy and storage, and if companies pursue self-supply with renewables and advanced storage technologies; in the short run, there is risk if fossil fuels are used to meet demand.
Does AI Have to Be Bad News for the Planet? (with Meghan Busse)
Q: What should a concerned individual focus on to reduce climate impact today?
Meghan suggests prioritizing high-impact choices like reducing fossil fuel use in daily life (driving, heating, flying) and engaging in collective actions or voting to influence energy systems, rather than focusing on smaller, easily swayed behaviors like packing lists.

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