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.
The Impact of AI on the Labor Market
Cathy Wood shares her perspective on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the labor market. She mentions that while there may be some short-term displacement and need for retraining, she believes that AI will ultimately be a net job creator. Wood draws parallels to the internet's transformative effect on various industries, and predicts that AI will revolutionize productivity in the knowledge work sector similar to how the assembly line revolutionized the industrial age.
Insights on Crypto and Coinbase
The podcast delves into the topic of cryptocurrency and Cathy Wood's views on it. Wood emphasizes Coinbase's role as a bridge between traditional finance and the decentralized finance (DeFi) world. She suggests that as more traditional players enter the crypto space, due to regulatory developments and filings related to Bitcoin, Coinbase will likely benefit from increased adoption and become a major institutional on-ramp into DeFi. Wood also touches on the emergence of decentralized financial services and discusses the potential risks such services pose to centralized institutions.
Cathie Wood, CEO and CIO at Ark Invest, discusses the impact of artificial intelligence on the labor market. She also talks about investing in cryptocurrencies and why Meta's Threads app is "no Twitter." Hosts: Carol Massar and Matt Miller. Producer: Paul Brennan.