{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64ee35bafc643000110d1607/698474fee98d78ec18a0dff9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Interview: Sarah Guo, AI investor","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64ee35bafc643000110d1607/1770288078801-e4298b0d-1d77-44ac-97e8-5766cd8e6a35.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>How does one of Silicon Valley’s leading AI investors think about the technology’s potential? Sarah Guo was already alive to the opportunities of AI a decade ago. Conviction, her venture-capital firm, has raised $300m for “AI native” start-ups. Andrew Palmer talks to her about the problems that AI solves for businesses, why “the floor is lava” and how we might be using email in 5 years.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>To listen to the full series, subscribe to <a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Economist Podcasts+</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>If you’re already a subscriber to <em>The Economist</em>, you have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our <a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">FAQs</a> page or watch our <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">video</a> explaining how to link your account.</p><p><br></p><p>To share this episode with a non-subscriber go to the <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2026/02/05/interview-sarah-guo-ai-investor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">episode page</a> and click Share &gt; 'Give as Gift'.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}