David Solomon on AI, Debt, and America’s Future
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What insights does David Solomon share about the impact of AI on the economy?
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Megan Rapinoe here. This week on A Touch More, figure skating legend Tara Lipinski joins us to talk about the upcoming Winter Olympics, whether this will be the comeback year for U.S. women's figure skating, and what she learned about herself after appearing on the reality show The Traitors. Plus, we're talking about the NWSL's high-impact player rule, a.k.a. the Rodman rule, and why the players' union is against it. Check out the latest episode of A Touch More wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube. Today's number, $2.9 billion. That's how much US consumers spent on sushi from grocery stores in 2025. A 7% increase year over year. Ed, what did the sushi chef say to the bee? What? What's up, bee?
Listen to me.
Markets are bigger than us. What you have here is a structural change in the world distribution. Cash is trash. Stocks look pretty attractive. Something's going to break. Forget about it.
I have to go clean. We got fucking David Solomon. I mean, we've got David Solomon coming on.
Donned David Solomon.
Yeah.
I had to go dad joke. I love the dad jokes, as you well know. That was pretty good. Actually, that might have been one of your best. I hate to say it. That was pretty good. All right. How are you, Ed? I'm doing very well. I'm excited to hear how things are going. I know you are somewhere special right now. Why don't you tell everyone where you are?
How has Goldman Sachs adapted to changes in the financial landscape?
I am in Davos for the first time in 26 years. When I was your age, I got invited here because I was a player. My guess is you're getting invited in a couple of years. And then I kind of pretty much everything in my life went sideways, moved, divorced, My company went out of business. And what do you know? They didn't invite me back. And now and then all of a sudden I got an invite back. And I thought, oh, my God, I can't wait to go back and be the triumphant MacArthur, like, hero returning to Davos. And I'm like, what am I doing here? I'm not raising money. I'm not running for office. I'm not selling anything. My life has changed so much since I was last here.
Yeah, what are you doing? Why am I here? What does your day look like? I'll get the full rundown on Monday's episode, but just a quick teaser. What does it look like?
Well, this is supposedly the biggest year in a while because everyone's showing up. Carney spoke today. Trump spoke today. I ran into Gavin Newsom or Governor Newsom. Everybody's here, quote unquote. And so it's supposed to be the most crowded it's ever been. What am I doing here? I met... The guy who runs BlackRock at another Master of the Universe conference, and he said, I'd really love to host you at Davos. And he's the new chairman. And I got all excited and I said, great. And they put me on some panels. But mostly I'm just kind of walking around and trying to avoid eye contact for some young person who wants to pitch me on their AI startup. Yeah, I'm not doing a whole hell of a lot. And I don't know if you can see this lovely hotel room, but this hotel room can be yours for about 200 euros for 51 weeks a year.
And during this week, it's 2,200 euros a night.
What lessons can we learn from the economic environment of 2025?
So I'm excited to be here. Sounds like you're having a great time. So far, no. So far, no. But since I was last here, I've joined the faculty of NYU, lived in San Francisco, Miami, New York, and now London, had two boys, had four companies go out of business, had to get to exits.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What insights does David Solomon share about the impact of AI on the economy?
0:01–2:14
2
How has Goldman Sachs adapted to changes in the financial landscape?
2:14–3:51
3
What lessons can we learn from the economic environment of 2025?
3:51–5:52
4
What are David Solomon's thoughts on the future of deficit spending?
5:52–8:23
5
How does deglobalization affect global firms like Goldman Sachs?
8:23–11:53
6
What are the potential risks facing the economy in the near future?
11:53–15:49
7
How does David Solomon view the intersection of AI and human capital?
15:49–19:14
8
What advice does David Solomon have for young professionals entering the workforce?
19:14–59:05
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