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Ark Invest's Cathie Wood Says AI Is the New Assembly Line

Jul 17, 2023
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Cathie Wood, CEO and CIO at Ark Invest, discusses the impact of AI on the labor market, investing in cryptocurrencies, and Meta's Threads app. The podcast also covers market state, risks, and innovation impact, Ark Invest's long-term plays and recent trades, crypto's role in finance, and Bitcoin's price targets.
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  • Cathy Wood believes that deflation is a bigger risk than inflation, citing declining prices of electric vehicles as evidence, and suggests that consumers may respond to discounts, resulting in a harder landing for corporate margins.
  • Cathy Wood predicts that AI will ultimately be a net job creator in the labor market, drawing parallels to the transformative effect of the internet on industries, and expects AI to revolutionize productivity in the knowledge work sector similar to how the assembly line revolutionized the industrial age.

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The Risk of Deflation and Auto Price Declines

The podcast discusses the potential risk of deflation in the current market. The guest speaker, Cathy Wood, believes that deflation is a bigger risk than inflation and points to examples like the declining prices of electric vehicles as evidence. She suggests that consumers may respond to discounts, which could result in a harder landing for corporate margins. However, she also mentions that the shift towards deflation is not entirely negative, as it is driven by innovation and advancements in technology.

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