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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