AI & I Economist Tyler Cowen on How ChatGPT Is Changing Your Job - Ep. 7 with Tyler Cowen
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Jan 24, 2024 
Tyler Cowen, a leading economist and blogger at Marginal Revolution, shares his insights on how ChatGPT is transforming the economy and our work lives. He discusses how he utilizes AI tools for travel, research, and as a reading companion. The conversation delves into generative AI's impact on job markets, emphasizing skills shifts. Cowen also evaluates AI reliability in language learning and highlights practical uses of ChatGPT in everyday tasks. With a blend of humor and deep economic principles, he reflects on AI’s broader implications for society.
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Short-Term Egalitarian, Long-Term Stratification
- In the short run AI raises baseline skills widely, letting many people do tasks they couldn't before.
- Over a decade, benefits concentrate with project-starters and executive-function talent who deploy AI creatively.
AI Improves Coordination — A Hidden Risk
- Better management advice from AI magnifies both productive and dangerous coordination abilities.
- Improved human coordination via AI is an underappreciated risk for organized harm.
Use AI As A Travel Companion
- Use ChatGPT on your phone as a universal translator and menu/plant/bird identifier while traveling.
- Rely on it for quick context and interactive discovery with companions to enhance trips.
