Ray Dalio explains to Shane Parrish the progression of AI capabilities relative to human cognitive functions.
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Dalio: Neither autocratic nor democratic decision-making works well in organizations
“The problem that most people have at that point is that either there is an autocratic decision maker or a democratic decision maker. Neither of those work well. The autocratic decision maker is just the guy who's the boss who says, okay, well, now I'm going to…”
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Dalio: Coders riding algorithms will displace workers and cause economic bifurcation
“There are going to be people who are riding the algorithms that will replace the people who are doing jobs. And so there's going to be a bifurcation, and I think that learning how to code is like learning how to read and write for the next generation”
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Bridgewater anticipated the 2008 financial crisis by studying the 1930s
“The only reason we were able to anticipate it and benefit from it is because it, we felt that it was necessary to understand what had happened in the thirties and what happened before, because the same things happen over and over again.”
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Dalio: Major Debt Crises Occur Roughly Once Every 75 Years
“Some things happen once every 75 years, particularly debt crises and those kinds of things.”
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Dalio: Best decisions come from consulting three believable experts who disagree
“Go to three highly believable people who are willing to disagree with each other. And hear that disagreement, and interact, and bring out that disagreement, and see where there's agreement, so that you get to the other side, so when you either have agreement, …”
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Dalio: In discussions, know if you are student, teacher, or peer
“At the same time, I think it's important for the parties to try to think am I a teacher, student, or peer? Because if I'm speaking with somebody who really knows a lot more about them, something, I want to be asking more questions than I want to be sharing opi…”