AI and the Economy

<div class="header alignfull header--article header--min-height-full has-background has-tonal-black-background-color"> <div class="header__layout"> <div class="header__content"> <div class="header__metadata"><div class="header__metas"><div class="header__meta header__meta--taxonomy header__meta--tax-category"> Blog Posts, and Videos</div></div></div> <h1 class="header__title has-h1-display-variant">Archives</h1> <p class="has-h4-variant wp-block-paragraph"><em><dfn>Reflections from Aspen Ideas: Economy</dfn></em></p> <div class="header__metadata"><div class="header__metas"><div class="favorite-block"> <button class="favorite" data-id="323036" data-state="" title="Favorites are not currently available" disabled><span class="favorite__on">Unfavorite</span><span class="favorite__off">Favorite</span><svg class="svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-bookmark" role="img" height="15" width="11"><use xlink:href="#svg-assets-svg-icon-bookmark" /></svg></button></div> <div class="header__meta header__meta--date"> October 29, 2026</div> <div class="header__meta header__meta--taxonomy header__meta--tax-program_tax"> Aspen Ideas</div></div></div> </div> </div> <figure class="header__media" role="presentation"> <img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" src="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/55612838227_dd622270a7_k-1635x1090.jpg" alt="Getting to Know You: AI Agents and Financial Well-Being at Aspen Ideas: Economy." width="1635" height="1090" srcset="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/55612838227_dd622270a7_k-1635x1090.jpg 1635w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/55612838227_dd622270a7_k-800x533.jpg 800w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/55612838227_dd622270a7_k-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/55612838227_dd622270a7_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/55612838227_dd622270a7_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/55612838227_dd622270a7_k-1600x1066.jpg 1600w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/55612838227_dd622270a7_k-1013x675.jpg 1013w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/55612838227_dd622270a7_k-1014x676.jpg 1014w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/55612838227_dd622270a7_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/55612838227_dd622270a7_k.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1635px) 100vw, 1635px" loading="eager" class="header__image" style="object-position: 50% 50%"> <span class="header__overlay" style="opacity: 0.8"></span> </figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull is-style-contour-lines is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-df90b27e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xsmall);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xsmall)"> <div class="wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3e445f5c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex" style="padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xsmall);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xsmall)"> <div class="wp-block-column is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-ac237eb6 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <div class="post-people"> <div class="post-people__person"> <figure class="post-people__headshot"> <img decoding="async" width="300" height="300" src="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1518730941955-2-300x300.jpg" class="attachment-mobile size-mobile" alt="" srcset="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1518730941955-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1518730941955-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.aspeninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1518730941955-2.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" style="object-position: 50% 50%" /> </figure> <div class="post-people__info"> <h3 class="post-people__name"> <a href="https://www.aspeninstitute.org/people/john-peabody/" class="post-people__link"> John Peabody </a> </h3> <p class="post-people__position"> Director of Content Strategy </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <div class="wp-block-group wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">AI is top of mind for many of us. How will it affect our careers and reshape the economy? How will it change the way we interact with co-workers, friends and family? Who will build new fortunes, and what will its growth mean for communities welcoming—or pushing back against—new data centers?</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">At Aspen Ideas: Economy in Tulsa, these questions were central to conversations about personal finances, energy infrastructure and the future of work.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">In <strong>“Getting to Know You: AI Agents and Financial Well-Being,”</strong> Bloomberg’s Felix Salmon moderated a conversation with Leigh Phillips, president and CEO of SaverLife; Lindsay Owens, president and CEO of Groundwork Collaborative; and Melissa Koide, founder and CEO of FinRegLab. They explored the promise of personalized financial guidance, the guardrails needed to make AI agents safe and reliable, and who should be responsible for ensuring they serve people’s best interests.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Koide highlighted a consequential shift: AI models are moving beyond offering advice toward taking action on people’s behalf. That possibility brings both opportunity and risk. What rules and safeguards should be in place when an AI agent can make financial decisions for someone?</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe title="Getting to Know You: AI Agents and Financial Well-Being | 2026 Aspen Ideas: Economy" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/N13q2fFyDvU?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div></figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The infrastructure behind that technology brought another set of questions into focus. In <strong>“Finding the Power to Power AI,”</strong> Jeffrey Stein, a reporter at The Washington Sun, moderated a conversation with Shannon Kellogg, vice president of AWS public policy; Rob Gramlich, founder and president of Grid Strategies; Tommy Beaudreau, partner at WilmerHale; Chad Zamarin, CEO of The Williams Companies; and Tim Latimer, co-founder and CEO of Fervo Energy.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The panel explored who will build and power the infrastructure behind AI’s growth—and how to meet rising electricity demand while keeping costs down and addressing local concerns. Permitting was a particular point of discussion: How can the process allow worthwhile projects to move forward while giving communities a meaningful voice in the decisions that affect them?</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe title="Finding the Power to Power AI | 2026 Aspen Ideas: Economy" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/evqes6S5RUM?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div></figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Those questions about responsibility extended to the workplace in <strong>“What Does the AI Revolution Mean for Careers?”</strong> Ellie Bertani, CEO of the GitLab Foundation, moderated a conversation with Rachel Lipson, research fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Reimagining the Economy Project; Connor Diemand-Yauman, co-CEO of Merit America; and Ryan Rippel, CEO and co-founder of NextLadder Ventures.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Together, they explored how AI is reshaping hiring, education and career pathways—and who is responsible for preparing workers. The central question: What will it take to turn technological change into broader economic opportunity?</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe loading="lazy" title="What Does the AI Revolution Mean for Careers? | 2026 Aspen Ideas: Economy" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2NfAExzjn9I?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div></figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Across these discussions, a shared question emerged: How can the choices we make about AI today help more people benefit from its potential? 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