Today’s discussion comes from our 2025 Annual Conference, The Rise of AI and Automation. For the next 8 weeks, we’ll feature a series of panel discussions from our Annual Conference. We’ll begin with our keynote address from Ed Harrison, followed by 4 talks on AI and Labor; AI Ethics; Practical Applications of AI, and finish with AI and Inequality.

Today’s discussion is the beginning of our Annual Conference content, featuring our keynote speaker, Fred Harrison.

Mr. Harrison received his bachelor’s from Oxford University and his master’s from the University of London. He is a veteran journalist who has served in multiple news agencies such as The People and Wellington Journal. In 1988, he became the Research Director of the Land Research Trust, London, and has advised several corporations and international governments on tax and economic policy. Fred places an emphasis on the housing market and its interaction with the economy as a whole. He is the author of many books, including The Corruption of Economics, The Power in the Land, and A Philosophy for a Fair Society, all of which critique mainstream economic thinking.

Together, we discussed Big Tech’s lobbying, the metaverse, and rent seeking.

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