{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8457b14f-24d4-4f1a-a274-e6188315170b/6ae1bc024288e950ed06a8ea?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Welcome to the age of personal AI assistants","description":"<p>A new generation of personal <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/business/2026/10/20/personal-ai-assistants-could-soon-reshape-the-digital-economy?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=editorspicks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AI agents</a></u> can independently execute actions across multiple apps. But are they safe—or even useful?</p><p><br></p><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>Meta’s Muse</li><li>Artificial intelligence</li><li>Digital economy</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<u><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to </a></u><em><u><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Economist</a></u></em>.</p>","author_name":"The Economist"}