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Erik Brynjolfsson

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Erik Brynjolfsson is an American academic, author and inventor. He is the Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki Professor and a Senior Fellow at Stanford University where he directs the Digital Economy Lab at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, with appointments at SIEPR, the Stanford Department of Economics and the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and an author of several books. From 1990 to 2020, he was a professor at MIT.

Across 1 conversation, Erik Brynjolfsson ranges across GDP, exponential growth, AI advancements. Exponential growth in technology, like AI, outpaces human institutions, creating societal mismatches. AI advancements are driven by faster chips, more data, and improved training techniques, but face data bottlenecks.

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Coomey's law indicates that energy efficiency in computing is improving faster than raw speed, reshaping priorities in chip design.
#141Erik Brynjolfsson: Economics of AI, Social Networks, and Technology
GDP B is a proposed metric to capture the value of free digital services, addressing GDP's limitations in the digital economy.
#141Erik Brynjolfsson: Economics of AI, Social Networks, and Technology
Hysteresis in the economy suggests that post-pandemic changes, particularly in remote work, may be permanent.
#141Erik Brynjolfsson: Economics of AI, Social Networks, and Technology
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The Second Machine Age
by Erik Brynjolfsson
Machine Platform Crowd
by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee
The Worldly Philosophers
by Robert Heilbroner
Life 3.0
by Max Tegmark

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The Productivity J Curve
by Chad Severson, Daniel Rock
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