{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/57cc3c7d-b0fd-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/6a75dcb82578a0c7e25244d1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How to prepare American workers for AI","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1786108834712-8a0d69bb-fb21-4262-97a1-faed6852c3a0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>AI could destroy <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/08/02/can-america-retrain-workers-before-ai-leaves-them-behind?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">millions of American jobs</a>. Politicians have sometimes struggled to deal with previous eras of workplace upheaval: can America retrain workers before AI leaves them behind?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>John Prideaux, executive editor</li><li>Charlotte Howard, US editor&nbsp;</li><li>Alex Domash, economics correspondent</li><li>Maria Flynn, CEO of Jobs for the Future</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>Industries threatened by AI</li><li>Past eras of technological change</li><li>New efforts to retrain workers</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via </em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>economist.com/podcasts</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to The Economist</em></a><em>.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}