Ryan Avent
Economist and author known for The Wealth of Humans (2016) and a forthcoming book on social capital, offering analysis on labor markets and the societal impacts of AI.
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Mar 22, 2026 • 1h 5min
Ryan Avent on self-driving cars and the future of the labor market
Ryan Avent, economist and author of The Wealth of Humans, offers sharp analysis on labor markets and social capital. He revisits a long-ago bet about self-driving cars and draws parallels to modern AI. They discuss deployment bottlenecks, organizational slowdowns, shifting prestige across occupations, and how AI may reshape cities, consumption, and the distribution of status.
