As chatbots evolve into a fundamental layer of the internet rivaling social networks in traffic, this podcast investigates how artificial intelligence is rewriting the global economy. We move beyond the hype to analyze the physical and financial realities of the industry, from Big Tech’s data centers draining domestic aluminum supplies to the $11.8 billion in Black Friday spending driven by AI tools. Each episode explores how market giants like Siemens and Volkswagen are mobilizing billions to compete with the US and China, while startups are forced to rethink their go-to-market playbooks in the face of platform dominance. Join us as we track the transition from free experiments to monetized ecosystems, including OpenAI’s pivot toward personalized advertising and the rising costs of "free" access