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

Erik Brynjolfsson is an economist at Stanford. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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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

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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

Erik Brynjolfsson is an economist at Stanford. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

– Vincero: https://vincerowatches.com/lex to get up to 25% off + free shipping

– 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

– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman

– 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