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[FOR INTERNAL REVIEW] Erik Brynjolfsson - Escaping the Turing Trap
Most AI benchmarks ask how well a machine can do a task humans already do. Erik Brynjolfsson argues that this framing, inherited from the Turing test, pulls technology toward replacing workers when the bigger gains come from complementing them and from inventing goods that don't exist yet.
In this episode, Ben sits down with Erik to talk about the jagged frontier, why young workers in AI-exposed jobs are getting hired less, and what it will take for AI's capabilities to finally show up in the productivity numbers.
Topics covered:
Why a more jagged AI frontier is good for workers
How tax…
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