{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6a3cf783d760508ebaecd9fd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Fear-jerker: America’s AI backlash","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1782380407007-e2e60a6e-1498-47f7-9277-982200b286be.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Americans are becoming more anxious about how artificial intelligence will affect jobs, society and even human existence. Republican and Democrat voters are unusually united in their concerns. <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/china/2026/04/16/soaring-numbers-of-chinese-women-demand-divorce?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Divorce rates</a> are rising in China and the Communist party cannot stop them. And the politics of <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/06/18/europeans-should-learn-to-love-the-air-conditioner?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">air-conditioning</a> in a scorching Europe.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Robert Guest, Economist deputy editor</li><li>Sarah Wu, China correspondent</li><li>Lane Greene, senior digital editor</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The intelligence”</li><li>Jason Palmer, co-host of “The intelligence”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Artificial intelligence, midterms, Alex Bores</li><li>Divorce, China, fertility</li><li>Heatwaves, Europe, air-conditioning&nbsp;</li></ul><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 Economist Podcasts+</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account. </em></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}