benjamin shiller
@BenjaminShiller
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Economist specializing in personalized pricing, artificial intelligence, economics of digitization, industrial organization, and applied microeconomics
Joined April 2020
Me: Why don’t they make the original super soaker, those were such great water guns? Chat GPT: Short answer: they basically can’t make the original the same way anymore—because of patent expiration, safety/liability concerns, cost pressures, and changing toy regulations.
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Hey @elonmusk, I’ve done my part for the birth rate—4 kids! But no new Tesla fits family of 6 Please bring Model Y L to the States, with safety wish list 1. Mechanical handles 2. Tempered glass option With autonomy close to reality, FSD soon a dream for driving to kids activities
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My podcast interview with Abhijit couldn’t be more time given Jack Dorsey’s recent announcement that they’re laying off nearly half of the employees at his company, and suggesting others will do the same next year. https://t.co/iw8iUQS6hX
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People's AI worries are misplaced—the reality is actually worse. I wrote a quick explainer on a dynamic that's obvious to an economist, but surprising to everyone else: https://t.co/Fi0gZvUMxx For more on how AI + Economics -> Outcomes, check out my book:
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#bookquote "AI targets tasks—not adaptable, creative thinkers. Embrace that truth. Ask yourself, "Is my role something a machine could eventually replicate, or am I consistently adding unique value?" Adapt early, pivot often, and welcome change as your new steady state. Those who
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Out today! My book "AI Economics: How Technology Transforms Jobs, Markets, Life, & Our Future." Watch the preview here: https://t.co/wXzjzmSyep Amazon: https://t.co/aCNclgOLUV
#AI #Economics
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AI Economics: How Technology Transforms Jobs, Markets, Life, & Our Future
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@StefanFSchubert @BenjaminShiller The paper focuses on how self-driving vehicles affect commuting patterns (home locations, transportation mode choice, and ensuing road congestion). It would be interesting to study night-time driving too - it would likely rise substantially - but we don't model it here.
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Would love any feeback anyone has on these two book cover images?
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Today, we are launching the most rigorous ongoing source of expert forecasts on the future of AI: the Longitudinal Expert AI Panel (LEAP). We’ve assembled a panel of 339 top experts across computer science, AI industry, economics, and AI policy. Roughly every month—for the next
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Can someone explain to me why Rivian and Volvo, who both have software defined EV SUVs (R1s vs. EX90), are valued so differently? Wouldn't Volvo's dealer network be an asset? Do people just place that large of a premium on an american company?
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The average American now prompts chat GPT once per day, a statistic that doesn’t include Claude, Gemini, or Grok (I am assuming 0 use of LLama. If you aren’t using LLMs, you are falling behind.
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Altman wants to continue driving debate over the effect AI will have on jobs.
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Trying to choose an image to make a book cover out of for a new book about the impact of AI on economic markets in the world., any thoughts on these options?
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AI chatbots making antisemitic statements, lawyers getting fined for AI-generated legal briefs... at this rate, the robots aren't taking over—they're just embarrassing themselves first.
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Thanks to @elonmusk for timing Tesla’s self-driving rollout PR perfectly with release of our paper: https://t.co/Ox3zBN2Kne When driving becomes effortless, it reshapes cities: 🚗 People drive MUCH more 🏘️ Suburbs sprawl 🚌 Transit loses riders #SelfDriving #Tesla @ReimersImke
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Join us today, 1pm EST/ 7pm Paris!
NE&EP webinar next Monday 23rd at 1pm New York time (7pm Paris time) Join us!!! @ash_craig (@UMich) presents: "Tax Knowledge and Tax Manipulation: A Unifying Model." Abstract below. Zoom link? Register at https://t.co/vwkkus518F!
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