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Join this episode of DM Radio to hear from Ara Kharazian, Lead Economist at Ramp and Barr Moses, CEO and Co-Founder of Monte Carlo AI. We'll discuss the rapid rise of AI agents, and the challenges of maintaining control over what they do. We'll also examine the narrative that AI is taking away jobs. Spoiler alert: Ramp data says otherwise, especially for heavy adopters! Don't miss this chance to hear from the source of real-world data at-scale.
Ramp's Ara Kharazian (@akharazian) joins RenMac to unpack what actual corporate spending data reveals about the AI boom, including why 1% of companies account for 80% of enterprise AI spending and why rising usage isn't translating into higher spending or broad productivity gains. The team discusses evidence that intensive AI adopters are growing employment rather than replacing workers, how competition between OpenAI and Anthropic is driving prices lower, and what that means for valuations and the massive infrastructure buildout. They also examine the inflationary implications of AI invest…
Ramp's lead economist Ara Kharazian took the main stage at OnRamp 2026 to share key insights on AI adoption in US businesses, and how it's impacting employment. Get more data from Ramp's Econ Lab 👉 https://ramp.com/data?utm_source=yout...
Ed Elson is joined by Alex Kantrowitz to break down whether mass extinction concerns raised by an Anthropic researcher should be taken seriously. Then, Patrick McGee joins to give his take on the new foldable iPhone. Ara Kharazian also joins to unpack new data tracking how much American businesses are actually spending on AI. Finally, Ed shares his thoughts on the Anthropic researcher’s warning. Alex Kantrowitz is the author of the Big Technology newsletter and host of the Big Technology Podcast. Ara Kharazian is the Lead Economist at Ramp. Patrick McGee is an award-winning journalist and au…
The dominant story about AI and work: better models and more capable agents mean fewer jobs. Ramp's AI Impact on Jobs report found the opposite, at least for the companies going deepest on AI. Built on firm-level spend data matched with real workforce data, it showed that the heaviest AI adopters grew headcount over the following two years, with the fastest growth in entry-level roles. Ara Kharazian, lead economist at Ramp and head of the Ramp Economics Lab, joins Jamin Ball and Palak Goel to break down what the data actually says: how the study was built, what separates the firms seeing gain…
Ed Elson is joined by Steve Feldstein to break down why countries are pouring so much money into defense and what that says about the future stability of the world. Then, Zed Francis joins the show to break down why chip stocks are selling off despite strong earnings from Samsung. Finally, Ed is joined by Ara Kharazian to dig into his paper which showed that the biggest AI spenders are actually hiring more than non-adopters. Steve Feldstein is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Zed Francis is the CIO & Co-Founder at Convexitas. Ara Kharazian is the Lead Economi…
Ara Kharazian is the lead economist at Ramp. Kharazian joins Big Technology to discuss how much companies are actually spending on AI and whether that spending is producing real value. Tune in to hear why Anthropic has overtaken OpenAI among businesses, how AI spending varies dramatically from company to company, and whether “tokenmaxing” is really happening. We also cover Anthropic’s clash with the White House, the resurgence of DeepSeek, Google’s underrated position in AI, and whether the predicted SaaS apocalypse is materializing. Hit play for a data-driven look at which AI narratives are r…
What is AI actually doing to the economy right now? Ramp economist Ara Kharazian brings a data-driven perspective to one of the day's central questions, examining what the evidence says about productivity, business adoption, and where the economic impact of AI is showing up first and most clearly. Recorded at the American AI Festival, a one-day convening on America's AI future, held March 26th, 2026, in Washington, D.C. 🎙 Ara Kharazian, Economist, Ramp 🔗 Learn more at seedai.org #AmericanAIFestival #AIEconomics #Productivity #Ramp #AIAdoption #SeedAI #ArtificialIntelligence
Most conversations about AI adoption rely on surveys, stock market swings, or expert opinions. Ara Kharazian, Lead Economist at Ramp, has something better: real transaction data from thousands of businesses showing exactly where, how, and how much companies are actually spending on AI. Ramp's position as a corporate card and spend management platform gives Ara access to line-item receipt data across a wide swath of the economy - tracking which LLMs companies are buying, how spend is evolving, and what's actually driving adoption. In this episode, Ara breaks down the findings from our joint…
Ramp's Economist Ara Kharazian joins Ashley Mastronardi on NYSE Live to discuss how business's are spending on AI and software
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This episode is a deep dive on B2B social media strategy with Ara Kharazian, Economist at Ramp (a fintech unicorn with customers like Stripe and Notion). Matt sat down with Ara to break down the entire playbook he used to craft his viral "9-9-6" post highlighting how SF startups are reverting back to a 9am-9pm, 6 days a week schedule. Matt and Ara discuss why every company needs to be posting on LinkedIn in 2026, how business leaders can leverage their company's unique insights to create content in a category of one, and why understanding your audience is so vital to blowing up online. For…
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