Erik Brynjolfsson: Economics of AI, Social Networks, and Technology | Lex Fridman Podcast #141
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: / 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/ Full episodes playlist: • Lex Fridman Podcast Clips playlist: • Lex Fridman Podcast Clips OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:56 - Exponential growth 7:24 - Elon Musk exponential thinking 9:41 - Moore's law is a series of revolutions 15:03 - GPT-3 16:42 - Autonomous vehicles 23:43 - Electricity 28:12 - Productivity 33:19 - Why is Twitter and Facebook free? 43:36 - Dismantling the nature of truth 46:56 - Nutpicking and Cancel Culture 53:11 - How will AI change our world 59:12 - Existential threats 1:01:05 - AI and the nature of work 1:07:11 - Thoughts on Andrew Yang and UBI 1:13:03 - Economics of innovation 1:19:09 - Effect of COVID on the economy 1:28:22 - MIT and Stanford 1:32:56 - Book recommendations 1:36:01 - Meaning of life CONNECT: Subscribe to this YouTube channel Twitter: / lexfridman LinkedIn: / lexfridman Facebook: / lexfridmanpage Instagram: / lexfridman Medium: / lexfridman Support on Patreon: / lexfridman
