technology
10 statements across 8 episodes · 1 bullish · 4 bearish · 9 people on the record · first statement Jun 4, 2022 by Erik Brynjolfsson · across every show →
Everything said about technology, oldest first
Jun 4, 2022
Technology Is the Primary Driver of US Wage Structure Shifts
“Of the three, most economists would say that technology's the single biggest one. Larry Katz, who runs the quarterly Journal of Economics and who's, you know, leading labor economist, looked at many of these issues says that it's not even close.”
Jul 24, 2023 negative
Oct 16, 2024 negative
Brown: AI automation will disadvantage workers who prefer rote tasks
“The thing is, not everybody is a creative. Not everybody wants to do something other than rote tasks. There are a lot of people who find comfort in that type of work, and that's what they want to do, and they're not suited for a world where they get half their…”
Dec 26, 2024 negative
Novick: Society cannot wait for causal proof before protecting youth from tech
“There really was a significant body of research pointing to The challenges and potential danger, dangers, and I don't think we need to wait for more science. I think, you know, we don't let children play with knives. We don't wait till we find out what happens…”
Dec 26, 2024 bearish
Jan 29, 2025 neutral
Hoffman: Global tech companies must maintain strong ties with home governments
“One of the things about technology is a more important global business, and if you're doing global, you have to have Good relationships with multiple governments, including, of course, your home country and I think that that's, you know, part of what you're se…”
Jul 2, 2025 neutral
Jul 2, 2025
Sep 10, 2025 positive