# Is AI (finally) making us more productive? With John Burn-Murdoch and Sarah O’Connor

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Podcast: [The Economics Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-economics-show-6910728)
Published: 2026-03-12T05:00:00+00:00
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Banks, consultancies and LinkedIn posts alike are trumpeting the transformative effects of AI, promising an imminent uptick in productivity. Some of these claims are no doubt exaggerated. But there are unmistakable signs that AI is boosting productivity. How is that showing up in economic data? And what does that information tell us about the future of the economy? Soumaya is joined by John Burn-Murdoch and Sarah O’Connor, authors of the FT’s ‘AI Shift’ newsletter, to discuss. You can sign up to the AI shift newsletter here . Related Links Where is AI showing up in the productivity data? The AI productivity take-off is finally visible Presented by Soumaya Keynes. Produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval. Manuela Saragosa is the executive producer. Sound design by Sean McGarrity. Original music by Breen Turner. The FT head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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