The Economic Consequences of AI
Why AI Won’t Fix the World (Or Ruin it)
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7 min readJan 24, 2018
I read a lot of hype about AI these days. A metric ton per day. I’m drowning in it, and I bet you are too. “AI will liberate humanity’s huddled masses!” says one side, fervent with hope. “No! AI will create the Skynet Bladerunner Matrix!” says the other, glum with despair.