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#141 – Erik Brynjolfsson: Economics of AI, Social Networks, and Technology
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Erik Brynjolfsson is an economist at Stanford. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) - Introduction
(08:23) - Exponential growth
(12:51) - Elon Musk exponential thinking
(15:08) - Moore's law is a series of revolutions
(20:31) - GPT-3
(22:09) - Autonomous vehicles
(29:11) - Electricity
(33:40) - Productivity
(38:47) - Why is Twitter and Facebook free?
(49:03) - Dismantling the nature of truth
(52:24) - Nutpicking and Cancel Culture
(58:39) - How will AI change our world
(1:04:40) - Existential threats
(1:06:33) - AI and the nature of work
(1:12:39) - Thoughts on Andrew Yang and UBI
(1:18:30) - Economics of innovation
(1:24:37) - Effect of COVID on the economy
(1:33:50) - MIT and Stanford
(1:38:23) - Book recommendations
(1:41:28) - Meaning of life
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- Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off
- ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free
- Cash App: https://cash.app/ and use code LexPodcast to get $10
EPISODE LINKS:
Erik's Twitter: https://twitter.com/erikbryn
Erik's Website: https://www.brynjolfsson.com/
The Second Machine Age (book): https://amzn.to/33f1Pk2
Machine, Platform, Crowd (book): https://amzn.to/3miJZ76
PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8
RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/
YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman
YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips
SUPPORT & CONNECT:
- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast
- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman
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- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage
- Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman
OUTLINE:
Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) - Introduction
(08:23) - Exponential growth
(12:51) - Elon Musk exponential thinking
(15:08) - Moore's law is a series of revolutions
(20:31) - GPT-3
(22:09) - Autonomous vehicles
(29:11) - Electricity
(33:40) - Productivity
(38:47) - Why is Twitter and Facebook free?
(49:03) - Dismantling the nature of truth
(52:24) - Nutpicking and Cancel Culture
(58:39) - How will AI change our world
(1:04:40) - Existential threats
(1:06:33) - AI and the nature of work
(1:12:39) - Thoughts on Andrew Yang and UBI
(1:18:30) - Economics of innovation
(1:24:37) - Effect of COVID on the economy
(1:33:50) - MIT and Stanford
(1:38:23) - Book recommendations
(1:41:28) - Meaning of life