Anton Korinek on Automating Work and the Economics of an Intelligence Explosion

1 hour 32 minutes Posted Jun 21, 2024 at 3:01 pm.

Automation and wages 14:32 Complexity for people and machines 20:31 Moravec's paradox 26:15 Can people switch careers?  30:57 Intelligence explosion economics 44:08 The lump of labor fallacy  51:40 An industry for nostalgia?  57:16 Universal basic income  01:09:28 Market structure in AI

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Anton Korinek joins the podcast to discuss the effects of automation on wages and labor, how we measure the complexity of tasks, the economics of an intelligence explosion, and the market structure of the AI industry. Learn more about Anton's work at https://www.korinek.com Timestamps: 00:00 Automation and wages 14:32 Complexity for people and machines 20:31 Moravec's paradox 26:15 Can people switch careers? 30:57 Intelligence explosion economics 44:08 The lump of labor fallacy 51:40 An industry for nostalgia? 57:16 Universal basic income 01:09:28 Market structure in AI

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