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Doom DebatesWill AI Have a Moral Compass? — Debate with Scott Sumner, Author of The Money IllusionProf. Scott Sumner is a well-known macroeconomist who spent more than 30 years teaching at Bentley University, and now holds an Emeritus Chair in monetary policy at George Mason University's Mercatus Center. He's best known for his blog, the Money Illusion, which sparked the idea of Market Monetarism and NGDP targeting.I sat down with him at LessOnline 2025 to debate why his P(Doom) is pretty low. Where does he get off the Doom Train? 🚂00:00 Episode Preview00:34 Introducing Scott Sumner05:20 Is AGI Coming Soon?09:12 Potential of AI in Various Fields2025-06-181h 15