The BasePodcastDecoder with Nilay Patel49 min
The hidden supply chain costs of the AI boom
In this Decoder episode, Nilay Patel interviews Harvard Business School economist Willy Shih about the economics of global supply chains, including tariffs, market reactions to supply disruptions and why China remains a manufacturing powerhouse. The excerpt does not mention AI directly.
Why it matters
The same thing, for different readers.
What it means for you
An economist explains why supply chains and tariffs affect the prices of goods, a background to the cost of hardware.
The record
- Questions
- What happens to work, income and the economy?
- People
- Willy Shih (Speaks, Professor of management practice, Harvard Business School) · Nilay Patel (Speaks)
- What we read
- We have read only the description the publisher gives. No quotations until someone reads the source itself.
- Found by
- The Radar, run of November 6, 2026, via
pod-decoder-with-nilay-patel(tier 1: the source’s own channel or an official record) - Cite this
- Decoder with Nilay Patel, “The hidden supply chain costs of the AI boom”, November 5, 2026. Entry in the Ctrl AI Base, https://ctrlai.com/base/decoder-2026-11-05-hidden-supply-chain-costs-ai-boom
Our notesLight lane: from the triage excerpt only. The link to the AI boom comes from the title; the excerpt is about trade and tariffs. Low relevance; consider dropping.