#141 – Erik Brynjolfsson: Economics of AI, Social Networks, and Technology

from Lex Fridman Podcast

by Lex Fridman

Published: Wed Nov 25 2020

Show Notes

Erik Brynjolfsson is an economist at Stanford. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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()– Introduction
()– Exponential growth
()– Elon Musk exponential thinking
()– Moore’s law is a series of revolutions
()– GPT-3
()– Autonomous vehicles
()– Electricity
()– Productivity
()– Why is Twitter and Facebook free?
()– Dismantling the nature of truth
()– Nutpicking and Cancel Culture
()– How will AI change our world
()– Existential threats
()– AI and the nature of work
()– Thoughts on Andrew Yang and UBI
()– Economics of innovation
()– Effect of COVID on the economy
()– MIT and Stanford
()– Book recommendations
()– Meaning of life