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New Fed Chair Warsh Bets on AI Productivity Boom, Reviving Greenspan's Lessons

June 23, 2026 at 07:05 EDT

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As newly installed Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh argues that AI-driven productivity gains will accelerate growth, the legacy of former chairman Alan Greenspan—whom Warsh has publicly cited as a role model—is coming under fresh scrutiny. Greenspan died on June 22, 2026.

June 22, 2026 · Federal Reserve

The Maestro Dies as His Playbook Returns

Alan Greenspan, who read the 1990s internet productivity boom early, has died at 100 — just as new Fed chair Kevin Warsh stakes his policy on the same instinct applied to AI.

100

Age at death, from Parkinson's complications

Years as Fed chair, 1987–2006, across 5 terms

Inflation target Warsh is warned not to undercut

Same Instinct, Two Eras

Read productivity gains early, before official data catches up.

GREENSPAN · 1990s

Internet productivity boom

Held off hikes, let it run hot

Praised as "maestro"

…later faulted over 2008 crisis

WARSH · 2026

AI productivity boom

Cautious on tightening

Anticipates gains before data

Views remain split

Warsh's timeline: when AI shows up in the data

Now

Data doesn't fully reflect AI

→

+2 yrs

"Business capabilities"

→

+3 yrs

"Ordinary business"

The bull case

AI gains will expand supply and restrain inflation; waiting for official data risks over-tightening and killing growth.

The warning

The thesis "may already be wrong" — leaning toward cuts while inflation runs above 2% risks repeating pre-crisis errors.

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