Bloomberg Talks San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly Talks AI, Economy
Feb 18, 2026
Mary C. Daly, President of the San Francisco Fed and labor-market economist, joins to talk AI and the economy. She discusses the uncertainty around AI's impact on productivity and inflation. Conversations cover data centers, worker reskilling, the Fed’s cautious use of AI, and how adoption could affect inequality and job composition.
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Reskill Quickly To Be AI-Ready
- Learn to use AI and reskill into durable, AI-ready capabilities to remain employable.
- Use AI tools to self-train quickly on practical tasks like coding or smart-contract development.
Stripe Example On Hiring And Skill Mismatch
- At Stripe Mary Daly heard they hire more coders than they lay off but fire those whose skills lag.
- Firms reskill selectively, causing worker anxiety during rapid technological change.
Use AI As A Research Assistant, Not An Oracle
- Use AI to assist research and data work but retain human hypothesis testing and judgment.
- Avoid treating AI outputs as definitive answers; validate findings with traditional methods.