Preparing for an AI Economy (with Daniel Susskind)

On this episode, Daniel Susskind joins me to discuss disagreements between AI researchers and economists, how we can best measure AI’s economic impact, how human values can influence economic outcomes, what meaningful work will remain for humans in the future, the role of commercial incentives in AI development, and the future of education.
You can learn more about Daniel's work here: danielsusskind.com
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Preview and intro
00:03:19 AI researchers versus economists
00:10:39 Measuring AI's economic effects
00:16:19 Can AI be steered in positive directions?
00:22:10 Human values and economic outcomes
00:28:21 What will remain for people to do?
00:44:58 Commercial incentives in AI
00:50:38 Will education move towards general skills?
00:58:46 Lessons for parents