#141 – Erik Brynjolfsson: Economics of AI, Social Networks, and Technology
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(08:23) – Exponential growth<br />
(12:51) – Elon Musk exponential thinking<br />
(15:08) – Moore’s law is a series of revolutions<br />
(20:31) – GPT-3<br />
(22:09) – Autonomous vehicles<br />
(29:11) – Electricity<br />
(33:40) – Productivity<br />
(38:47) – Why is Twitter and Facebook free?<br />
(49:03) – Dismantling the nature of truth<br />
(52:24) – Nutpicking and Cancel Culture<br />
(58:39) – How will AI change our world<br />
(1:04:40) – Existential threats<br />
(1:06:33) – AI and the nature of work<br />
(1:12:39) – Thoughts on Andrew Yang and UBI<br />
(1:18:30) – Economics of innovation<br />
(1:24:37) – Effect of COVID on the economy<br />
(1:33:50) – MIT and Stanford<br />
(1:38:23) – Book recommendations<br />
(1:41:28) – Meaning of life</p>