This post is extensive thoughts on Tyler Cowen's excellent talk with Dwarkesh Patel.

It is interesting throughout. You can read this while listening, after listening or instead of listening, and is written to be compatible with all three options. The notes are in order in terms of what they are reacting to, and are mostly written as I listened.

I see this as having been a few distinct intertwined conversations. Tyler Cowen knows more about more different things than perhaps anyone else, so that makes sense. Dwarkesh chose excellent questions throughout, displaying an excellent sense of when to follow up and how, and when to pivot.

The first conversation is about Tyler's book GOAT about the world's greatest economists. Fascinating stuff, this made me more likely to read and review GOAT in the future if I ever find the time. I mostly agreed with Tyler's takes [...]

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Outline:

(04:01) The Notes Themselves

(17:54) The AI and Future Scenario Section Begins

(21:04) Clearing Up Two Misconceptions

(27:11) Final Notes Section

(33:47) Concluding AI Thoughts

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.