{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/6abf81fdb06169dc7218d384?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Coffer stop: AI may shrink tax base","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1790935280126-f295acdf-27d2-42b6-bea4-6b384132a317.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>If Artificial Intelligence results in job losses or lower salaries, <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/09/29/how-the-ai-boom-could-worsen-the-rich-worlds-fiscal-crunch?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\">government revenues</a></u> will fall. Our correspondent explains how best to tax the windfalls from AI. <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/09/08/how-to-cool-buildings-on-the-cheap?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\">Paint</a></u> is a surprisingly cheap way to cool buildings. And remembering the life of <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/obituary/2026/10/01/stanislas-hutin-knew-he-must-not-stay-silent?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\">Stanislas Hutin</a></u>, who revealed France’s barbarity in Algeria.</p><p>Watch extended clips from Insider <u><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/interactive/insider/previews?utm_campaign=a.brand_fy2627_q1_awareness-imp-tr_prospecting_global-global_direct_na&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.pd&amp;utm_source=economist&amp;utm_content=discovery.awareness.anonymous.tr_nativeread_np-tiinsider-apr_na-na_web_na_na_na_na&amp;utm_term=sa.arc-isi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></u></p><p>Guests and host:</p><ul><li>Callum Williams, senior economics writer</li><li>Nikita Ostrovsky, science writer</li><li>Ann Wroe, obituaries editor</li><li>Rosie Blau, co-host of “The Intelligence”</li></ul><p>Topics covered: </p><ul><li>AI, tax, wealth tax, consumption tax</li><li>Climate change, paint, adaptation</li><li>Stanislas Hutin, Algeria, France, war crimes</li></ul><p><em>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 The Economist</a></u>.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}