Will AI solve the productivity puzzle? With Nick Bloom

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  The story of the 2010s was one of disappointing productivity growth.

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  Today, that story seems to be changing.

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  In the US, productivity growth seems to have perked up a bit,

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  while there is deafening yelling about how artificial intelligence is going to turbocharge the economy.

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  Inflection points in the path of the world's growth frontier are rare,

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  but according to my guests today, we could be at one.

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  This is the Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes.

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  I'm joined today by Nick Bloom, professor of economics at Stanford University.

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  Now, Nick isn't officially yet a friend of the podcast,

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  but he is certainly a friend of my column as I have written several drawing on his research,

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  and I'm just delighted that he is here to join me today.

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  Nick, thanks so much for being here.

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  Soumaya, thanks for having me on.

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  I've definitely listened to a lot,

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  but yes, I, so I've been on the other side of many of these podcasts.

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  Okay, well, you've listened, so you know the drill.

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  On a scale of one to ten, where were you a couple of years ago

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  when it came to productivity boosterism?

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  How, how optimistic were you feeling?

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  So, so one is down in the dumps,

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