Brendan McCord
5 statements across 1 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Dec 13, 2024 by Brendan McCord · across every show →
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Dec 13, 2024 bullish
Dec 13, 2024 positive
McCord: Complex systems adapt best under simple property and liability rules
“Actually, the best way in complex systems is to have
A very simple uniform set of rules like property rights or contract law or tort liability.
And these things are much better at adapting than trying to come up with a patchwork of systems that just lead to in…”
Dec 13, 2024
Dec 13, 2024 negative
McCord: Human biological passivity makes AI cognitive offloading uniquely dangerous
“Human brain works on glucose. There's only so much glucose to go around. We're biologically wired to be passive. So AI presents this very interesting, sinister. It's very good in the sense that it can offload plausibly everything, but it's bad in the sense tha…”
Dec 13, 2024 positive
McCord: AI founders should target markets where decision quality outweighs engagement
“When you use a Bloomberg terminal, you actually want to optimize for decision quality. When you are scrolling at night, you're kind of in engagement mode, right? So what does that tell an entrepreneur? Well, it tells maybe, like, look at those markets Where li…”