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We have the smartest technology ever built — so why hasn't the economy moved? In the first episode of This is the Point, journalist Alex Kantrowitz and investor Sheel Mohnot go head-to-head on the biggest disconnect in tech: AI can solve Millennium Prize problems and pull $100B in revenue, but GDP growth is stuck at 1.7%. One critical take, one bullish take, and a running fight about what actually deserved your attention this week. In this episode: - The $100B AI revenue vs. flat GDP paradox - The Ramp data: are AI spenders really growing faster? - The AI jobs boom — 1M created vs. 200K lost - The Anthropic researcher who resigned: "gambling with our lives" - A conspiracy theory about why the doom talk keeps coming - Would a superintelligent AI even need us? - Meta's AI trust problem - Instinct's $2.5B bet and Google's fumble - Resy declares war on booking bots - Two stories the press got wrong: the Kenya outsourcing piece and the folding iPhone New episode every Monday. In partnership with HubSpot. Follow us: Website: https://thisisthepoint.co/ X: https://x.com/thisisthepoint_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisisthepointpod/ Hosts: Alex Kantrowitz — https://x.com/Kantrowitz Sheel Mohnot — https://x.com/pitdesi This is the Point is a HubSpot Original Podcast Brought to you by HubSpot Media Production by Third Mind Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano

The AI job apocalypse was supposed to be here by now. It isn't. In this first clip from "This Is The Point", tech journalist Alex Kantrowitz and VC Sheel Mohnot dig into the numbers everyone expected to show mass layoffs -- and found the opposite. "The Economist" estimates AI has created around 1 million jobs while destroying roughly 200,000. So is the apocalypse cancelled, or just postponed? Alex and Sheel don't agree on the answer. This Is The Point: We break down the week's news, giving you perspectives and analysis at the intersection of tech journalism and venture capital. Further Reading: https://www.economist.com/finance-and... Follow Us! Website: https://thisisthepoint.co/ X: https://x.com/thisisthepoint_/status/... Alex Kantrowitz X: https://x.com/Kantrowitz Sheel Mohnot X: https://x.com/pitdesi This is the Point is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media

News is everywhere. The point is harder to find. Each week, Founder/VC Sheel Mohnot and journalist Alex Kantrowitz break down the biggest stories in technology and business—helping industry leaders understand how to think about the stories shaping our world.