I don't think that's it may take a little longer than people were thinking. There is the advantage now that they're good enough in essence to grade themselves right. But some of the issues are, well, if right now it gets a hundred or ninety nine percentile on a math test, you know, with plugins. And I certainly don't rule out very rapid and very startling advances, even from our current place.
Economist Tyler Cowen of George Mason University talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about the benefits and dangers of artificial intelligence. Cowen argues that the worriers--those who think that artificial intelligence will destroy mankind--need to make a more convincing case for their concerns. He also believes that the worriers are too willing to reduce freedom and empower the state in the name of reducing a risk that is far from certain. Along the way, Cowen and Roberts discuss how AI might change various parts of the economy and the job market.