{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64ee35bafc643000110d1607/698dc4673f15cb4dab1f389b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Interview: Tom Blomfield of Y Combinator","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64ee35bafc643000110d1607/1770898285262-7672e874-a77d-4f4e-9f0b-a54f3bc9889d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Will AI get so good that it outcompetes humans at every job? Tom Blomfield, a partner at Y Combinator, a startup accelerator, believes it will. The founder of Monzo, an online bank, has a provocative view of the future. He spoke to Andrew Palmer about what the rapid progress of AI could mean for work and for society.</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/2026/02/12/interview-tom-blomfield\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">episode page</a> and click Share &gt; 'Give as Gift'.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}