Self-reflection with the help of AI can provide valuable insights about psychological patterns and aid in understanding oneself. As the economy moves towards a focus on allocation, the need for managerial skills becomes more widely distributed, with junior employees needing to learn skills previously associated with managers. Large language models like GPT can potentially automate tasks currently performed by management consulting firms, leading to widespread access to such advice. The use of AI by terror organizations for better management advice could pose a significant risk in the future, potentially leading to more effective execution of dangerous activities.
Tyler Cowen is an economist who has been thinking about the impact of technology on life, work, and the economy for the past decade.
He is a prolific writer behind the leading economic blog Marginal Revolution, a professor of economics at George Mason University, and the author of 17 books.
In this episode, I dive deep with him on how ChatGPT will change the economy, and how he uses it in his own life. We get into:
- How ChatGPT makes him smarter
- How he uses it for deep reading and research
- How it acts as a “universal translator” when he travels
- How he uses ChatGPT and Perplexity AI together
- How “charisma” and “a hyped-up executive function” may be the most economically rewarded skills over the next 10 years
- His thoughts on the allocation economy and the future of work with AI-assistance
- Whether a ChatGPT clone of Tyler’s personality would answer questions in the same way Tyler does himself
This is a must-watch for anyone who wants insights on adapting to the future of work.
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Timestamps:
- Intro: 00:57
- His predictions on AI’s immediate and long-term effects: 05:57
- How AI can be leveraged to manage people: 11:31
- Using ChatGPT as a universal translator during travel: 17:19
- Why he worries less about hallucinations: 21:00
- Using specific prompts to do deep research with ChatGPT: 22:00
- Why he prefers using Playground: 25:54
- ChatGPT goes head-to-head with Perplexity AI: 41:09
- Using ChatGPT in university classrooms: 49:58
- “Tyler” test: 57:59