EconomyDuppler: Bessent’s AI Outlook Is Optimistic, but Plausible

Mattie Duppler, a National Taxpayers Union senior fellow for fiscal policy and founder and president of Forward Strategies, discusses Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s closing remarks at the G20 in Ashville. She calls his expectation of a major AI-driven productivity shift within six months “very optimistic,” while saying the rapid pace of technological change means it cannot be ruled out.