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E15: Will GPT-4 Cause Economic Transformation?
From"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis
E15: Will GPT-4 Cause Economic Transformation?
From"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis
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Length:
73 minutes
Released:
Apr 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Nathan Labenz and Erik Torenberg delve into the upcoming economic transformation and the future of work in light of the threshold crossed by GPT-4.
Also, check out the debut of Erik's new long-form interview podcast "Upstream" with Erik Torenberg whose guests in the first three episodes were Ezra Klein, Balaji Srinivasan, and Marc Andreessen. This coming season will feature interviews with David Sacks, Katherine Boyle, and more. Subscribe here:
Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/3z8TldL
Spotify: bit.ly/40letd0
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE:
Microsoft research paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.12712
TIMESTAMPS:
(0:00) Preview
(1:56) Unpacking "There will be economic transformation," Nathan’s reflection after red teaming GPT-4
(4:55) A cross-section of prompts Nathan ran through GPT-4
(17:00) Sponsor: Omneky
(18:00) Future of business and a new style of Taylorism of knowledge work
(28:00) The “shrinking category of work” and a new definition of work
(36:00) A future of “Muggles” and the 1000x developer
(51:15) Are we facing a bifurcated economy and regulations from special interest groups?
(58:30) Upcoming morale shift of white-collar workers and predictions
TWITTER:
@CogRev_Podcast
@labenz (Nathan)
@eriktorenberg (Erik)
Thank you Omneky for sponsoring The Cognitive Revolution. Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work, customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off.
More show notes and reading material released in our Substack: https://cognitiverevolution.substack.com/
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Also, check out the debut of Erik's new long-form interview podcast "Upstream" with Erik Torenberg whose guests in the first three episodes were Ezra Klein, Balaji Srinivasan, and Marc Andreessen. This coming season will feature interviews with David Sacks, Katherine Boyle, and more. Subscribe here:
Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/3z8TldL
Spotify: bit.ly/40letd0
LINKS REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE:
Microsoft research paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.12712
TIMESTAMPS:
(0:00) Preview
(1:56) Unpacking "There will be economic transformation," Nathan’s reflection after red teaming GPT-4
(4:55) A cross-section of prompts Nathan ran through GPT-4
(17:00) Sponsor: Omneky
(18:00) Future of business and a new style of Taylorism of knowledge work
(28:00) The “shrinking category of work” and a new definition of work
(36:00) A future of “Muggles” and the 1000x developer
(51:15) Are we facing a bifurcated economy and regulations from special interest groups?
(58:30) Upcoming morale shift of white-collar workers and predictions
TWITTER:
@CogRev_Podcast
@labenz (Nathan)
@eriktorenberg (Erik)
Thank you Omneky for sponsoring The Cognitive Revolution. Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work, customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off.
More show notes and reading material released in our Substack: https://cognitiverevolution.substack.com/
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Apr 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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