Tyler Cowen - Hayek, Keynes, & Smith on AI, Animal Spirits, Anarchy, & Growth
We discussed GOAT: Who is the Greatest Economist of all Time and Why Does it Matter?, especially in the context of how the insights of Hayek, Keynes, Smith, and other great economists help us make sense of AI, growth, risk, human nature, anarchy, central planning, and much more. The topics covered in this episode are too many to summarize. Hope you enjoy! Watch on YouTube. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast platform. Read the full transcript here. Follow me on Twitter for updates on future episodes. (00:00:00) - John Maynard Keynes (00:17:16) - Controversy (00:25:02) - Friedrich von Hayek (00:47:41) - John Stuart Mill (00:52:41) - Adam Smith (00:58:31) - Coase, Schelling, & George (01:08:07) - Anarchy (01:13:16) - Cheap WMDs (01:23:18) - Technocracy & political philosophy (01:34:16) - AI & Scaling This is a fun book to read because you mentioned in there what the original sources to read are. It’s like the Harold Bloom of economics, right? Tyler Cowen 00:00:10 It’s
Dwarkesh Podcast Tyler Cowen — Hayek, Keynes, & Smith on AI, animal spirits, anarchy, & growth 22 2 1 1× 0:00 Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -1:42:21 -1:42:21 Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Tyler Cowen — Hayek, Keynes, & Smith on AI, animal spirits, anarchy, & growth Dwarkesh Patel Jan 31, 2024 22 2 1 Share Transcript It was a great pleasure speaking with Tyler Cowen for the 3rd time. We discussed GOAT: Who is the Greatest Economist of all Time and Why Does it Matter? , especially in the context of how the insights of Hayek, Keynes, Smith, and other great ec
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