Ben Golub

Ben Golub, an economist and professor at Northwestern University, discusses his startup Refine, which leverages AI to revolutionize academic paper refereeing. He explores the implications of AI on scholarly production and highlights the risks of low-quality outputs. Golub uses concepts like eigenvalues to explain viral growth dynamics and how stubborn nodes in networks affect belief formation. He also shares insights on simulation experiments with AI, the role of LLMs in shaping social signals, and the potential of virtual currencies in incentivizing participation.