AI Just Gave You Superpowers — Now What?

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of AGI on work and markets with insights from experts in the field.

A new paper, “Some Simple Economics of AGI,” is making the rounds—so we sat down with author Christian Catalini (MIT Crypto Economics Lab) and Eddy Lazzarin (CTO of a16z crypto), in conversation with Robert Hackett, to unpack what AGI could mean for work and markets.

People in this episode

Host: Robert Hackett

Guests: Christian Catalini, Eddy Lazzarin

Topics covered

• AGI
• economics
• work
• markets
• technology
• crypto

Keywords

• AGI
• economics
• work
• markets
• crypto
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MIT Crypto Economics Lab, a16z crypto

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