Polanyi Knowledge and AI
Polanyi Knowledge and AIbeware the simple production functionArnold KlingSep 14, 202629414ShareTyler Cowen writes,The Solow model has its uses, but it fails when it comes to major changes stemming from AI. Consider instead an economy with (at least) two factors of production:1. Playing chess, proving math theorems, and doing well on evals.
- ▪Polanyi Knowledge and AIbeware the simple production functionArnold KlingSep 14, 202629414ShareTyler Cowen writes,The Solow model has its uses, but it fails when it comes to major changes stemming from AI.
- ▪Consider instead an economy with (at least) two factors of production:1.
- ▪Playing chess, proving math theorems, and doing well on evals.
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Polanyi Knowledge and AIbeware the simple production functionArnold KlingSep 14, 202629414ShareTyler Cowen writes,The Solow model has its uses, but it fails when it comes to major changes stemming from AI. Consider instead an economy with (at least) two factors of production:1. Intelligence. Yes, formal smarts. Playing chess, proving math theorems, and doing well on evals. Don’t forget humans can do those things too, though AIs are now a huge boost here.2. Polanyi knowledge. Michael Polanyi, that is.
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