A Techno-Optimist’s Case for AI
Offline with Jon Favreau
Crooked Media
4.7 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 6 December 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Economist and techno-optimist Noah Smith, author of the Noahpinion Substack, joins Offline to debate the promise of artificial intelligence, the benefits of online fragmentation (could it be good for our society?) and whether liberal nationalism is feasible—and a good thing. Though Noah and Jon differ on a lot of “Offline” themes, they find common ground on the dangers of social media, leftist scolds, and a country with an identity crisis.
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