Tyler Cowen: Is there any role for norms to emerge that constrain chat? He says he's worried we're embodying in our linguistic practices as a norm. "I'm not actually mathematical model of this process of how the world is supposed to end,"Cowen says.
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.