{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6aa27a3fa6e9aef4cc7741b8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Working through it: the AI jobs boom dawns","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1789032839678-8788803b-3821-4ad5-bb59-bc3bb7e0de3d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The labour data are in from America and a trend is <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/09/04/the-jobs-apocalypse-is-postponed-an-ai-jobs-boom-is-here?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\">becoming clearer</a>: on balance AI is starting to create more jobs than it hoovers up. Despite advancements of just about every other kind, China cannot seem to escape its <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/china/2026/09/03/why-cant-a-tech-savvy-china-make-its-food-safe?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\">food-safety problems</a>. We ask why not. And why Kenya’s ants have become the target of <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/08/26/why-smugglers-are-stealing-kenyas-ants?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\">smugglers</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Alex Domash, economics correspondent</li><li>Gabriel Crossley, China correspondent</li><li>Carla Subirana, news 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>AI, labour statistics, labour market</li><li>China, regulation, food safety</li><li>ants, smuggling, Kenya</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 The Economist</em></a><em>.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}