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Tyler Cowen — Hayek, Keynes, & Smith on AI, animal spirits, anarchy, & growth
John Maynard Keynes

Tyler Cowen — Hayek, Keynes, & Smith on AI, animal spirits, anarchy, & growth

Jan 31, 2024

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It was a great pleasure speaking with Tyler Cowen for the 3rd time. We discussed how 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!

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* Transcript: https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com/p/tyler-cowen-3
* Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tyler-cowen-hayek-keynes-smith-on-ai-animal-spirits/id1516093381?i=1000643676389
* Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7cpOpwBCzIEsjcSxu7IeQQ?si=8CjC-T0GQayMvYWXtSkqXA
* Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwarkesh_sp

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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

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