A rant about and an ode to gen AI: stories of triumphs and pitfalls
People have told me I’m optimistic about generative AI, in the sense that I don’t think it’s going to have a direct catastrophic impact on
Human knowledge will still be needed
Some people think that, with the advent of generative AI, the era of human-generated knowledge is over or nearly over. But I see no reason
What to Teach in the Age of Generative AI
I have spent a lot of time thinking about how generative AI is changing the labor market and the skills my students and children (still
Will generative AI eliminate academic journals?
Generative AI is rapidly lowering the cost of producing academic research. Systems already exist that can execute large portions of the research pipeline: collecting data,
Review of “Four Thousand Weeks”
I don’t like making New Year’s resolutions, pretty much for the reasons that you might expect: if one wants to change something, it’s not a
Why Generative AI Won’t Make College Obsolete
Predictions that generative artificial intelligence will make universities obsolete are becoming a staple of today’s technology commentary. If large language models can tutor students cheaply
True and Non-trivial Ideas from Economics
There is a well-known anecdote suggesting that, aside from comparative advantage in trade, virtually all ideas in the social sciences are either false or trivial.
Mechanism design in parenting
A challenge that every parent with more than one child faces at some point is how to split something (let’s say a giant piece of
