Show notes
This is a selection of highlights from episode #191 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast.These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode:Carl Shulman on the economy and national security after AGIAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing [email protected]:Intro (00:00:00)Robot nannies (00:00:23)Key transformations after an AI capabilities explosion (00:05:15)Objection: Shouldn't we be seeing economic growth rates increasing today? (00:10:28)Objection: Declining returns to increases in intelligence? (00:16:09)Objection: Could we really see rates of construction go up a hundredfold or a thousandfold? (00:20:58)Objection: "This sounds completely whack" (00:26:10)Income and wealth distribution (00:30:02)Highlights put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong
