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The U.S. economy is pouring money, power, and attention into AI at a staggering scale.
In this episode of Why This Exists, we unpack why AI has become the centerpiece of American economic growth, how this moment came together, and who quietly benefits from the bet.
Along the way, a few counterintuitive facts turn a familiar tech boom into a much stranger story.
By Why This ExistsThe U.S. economy is pouring money, power, and attention into AI at a staggering scale.
In this episode of Why This Exists, we unpack why AI has become the centerpiece of American economic growth, how this moment came together, and who quietly benefits from the bet.
Along the way, a few counterintuitive facts turn a familiar tech boom into a much stranger story.