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WEEK OF MAY 5, 2025
** This Week on Artificial Intelligence
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** The Past and Future of AI
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Dwarkesh Patel, EconTalk ([link removed])
In his new book The Scaling Era, Dwarkesh Patel traces the evolution of artificial intelligence by exploring its key breakthroughs and interviewing the leading minds shaping its future. In this episode of EconTalk, he joins Russ Roberts for a wide-ranging conversation about the promise and perils of AI, the pivotal role of scale in its advancement, and the craft of podcasting itself.
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** Considering the Future of Artificial Intelligence
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** “The economic problem of society is thus not merely a problem of how to allocate ‘given’ resources... It is a problem of the utilization of knowledge not given to anyone in its totality.” - Friedrich Hayek
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From early philosophical questions to today’s urgent debates, this week we explore the many dimensions of artificial intelligence through the lens of Liberty Fund’s scholars and publications—examining its impact on human identity, morality, and the future of a free society.
** Community
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** Articles
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** Our Wild Near Future ([link removed])
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John O. McGinnis, Law & Liberty ([link removed])
As Ray Kurzweil argues in his new book, The Singularity is Nearer, AI technology holds immense promise for the future of the human race. It also poses significant dangers.
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** A Long View on Artificial Intelligence ([link removed])
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Rachel Lomasky, Law & Liberty ([link removed])
Over the past year, artificial intelligence has become a subject of widespread public interest and concern. However, while artificial intelligence will indeed transform our world, there's no need to panic.
** The Limitations of AI ([link removed])
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Alberto Mingardi, Law & Liberty ([link removed])
Mingardi reviews the book Why Machines Will Never Rule the World.
** How AI Could Save Liberal Education ([link removed])
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Lee Trepanier, Law & Liberty ([link removed])
With employment demands, assessment requirements, and skill training taken over by AI, what will be left for the university to do?
** Vocation: A Cure For Burnout ([link removed])
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Brent Orrell & David Veldran, AdamSmithWorks ([link removed])
Do improvements in AI make the remaining work for humans better or worse?
** The Power and Pervasiveness of Spontaneous Order ([link removed])
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Elaine Sternberg, Econlib ([link removed])
Sternberg explains how spontaneous order is crucial for understanding human institution.
** Podcasts
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** Katherine Mangu-Ward on AI: Reality, Concerns, and Optimism ([link removed])
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Katherine Mangu-Ward, The Great Antidote ([link removed])
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** Melanie Mitchell on Artificial Intelligence ([link removed])
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Melanie Mitchell, EconTalk ([link removed])
** Videos
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** Joe Lonsdale on the Rebirth of Liberty & Cultivating a Successful Future ([link removed])
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Liberty Fund, Future of Liberty ([link removed])
Governor Daniels and Joe Lonsdale, the founder and managing partner of 8VC, discuss the prospects for liberty in the technology sector, challenges to liberty in public education, and the difficulty of starting a defense company when your competition is the government.
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