The Economist.
I'm John Prudoe and this is Checks and Balance from The Economist.
Each week we take one big theme shaping American politics and explore it in depth.
Today, how to prepare American workers for the AI future.
AI threatens to destroy millions of American jobs, or it doesn't, depending on whom you talk to.
Either way, it's wise to be prepared.
Politicians have sometimes struggled to deal with previous eras of workplace upheaval.
Can America retrain workers before AI leaves them behind?
Joining me this week is Charlotte Howard, our US editor, who's in New York.
James is on holiday this week.
Charlotte, how are you doing?
I am very well.
It was a big week for Democrats.
We had this result on Tuesday with Abdul El-Sayed,
who we discussed in depth last week on the pod with James.
Really enjoyed that episode.
Thank you.
My favorite part of that episode was the exchange between the two of them,
where El-Sayed confused James for just another reporter with glasses.
But Abdul El-Sayed won, and it's a result in a purple state