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Like earlier transformative innovations, AI could power the next era of economic growth. But concerns about jobs, misinformation, and political disruption have fueled calls for preemptive regulation, raising a central question for America: how can it address AI’s risks without suppressing its potential? Related sources: - Read "AI, Society, and Democracy: Just Relax" by John Cochrane here: https://www.digitalistpapers.com/essays/ai-society-and-democracy-just-relax - Watch "California’s War On Wealth—And America’s War On Terror" with John Cochrane here: https://www.hoover.org/plus/research/californias-war-wealth-and-americas-war-terror?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=policystories_youtube&utm_content=09112026 - Watch "The Grumpy Economist Weekly Rant" with John Cochrane here: https://www.thefreedomfrequency.org/s/the-grumpy-economist-weekly-rant Learn more about John Cochrane here: https://www.hoover.org/profiles/john-h-cochrane?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=policystories_youtube&utm_content=09112026 __________ 🔔 Subscribe for more discussions: @HooverInstitution 👍 Like and share this video! 🌐 Follow the Hoover Institution on social media: • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HooverInstStanford • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hoover-institution-at-stanford-university • Instagram: https://instagram.com/hooverinstitution • X: https://www.twitter.com/HooverInst The opinions expressed in this video are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hoover Institution or Stanford University. © 2026 by the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University.