E15: Will GPT-4 Cause Economic Transformation?

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.

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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

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