Princeton CS prof and Director @PrincetonCITP. Coauthor of "AI Snake Oil" and "AI as Normal Technology". normaltech.ai/ Views mine.
A thought experiment that I think helps explain much of what’s gone wrong with AI and labor: Imagine an alternate universe in which — for whatever reason — no one ever published source code online.
Our goal in this essay is to move beyond the debate over whether AI is a bubble. We do so in two ways: clearly separating current financials from the question of who captures value in the long run,
Suppose you hear about a new AI agent for improving productivity — by making purchases, or writing code, or sending emails, or handling a customer on your behalf. Should you trust it? Can the agent do