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A fascinating conversation with 22-year-old Brendan Foody, CEO of Mercor, exploring how AI is transforming knowledge work through expert-driven evaluation, rubric creation, and reinforcement learning across various industries.
A retrospective episode featuring Tyler Cowen and producer Jeff Holmes reflecting on the year's podcast highlights, discussing the most popular episodes, AI's impact, listener questions, and Tyler's pop culture picks from 2015.
Alison Gopnik explores how children learn like scientists, challenging traditional views on nature versus nurture, consciousness, and intelligence by arguing that babies are more conscious and experimental than adults, and that AI should be viewed as a cultural technology rather than genuine intelligence.
A wide-ranging conversation with Gaurav Kapadia exploring his perspectives on New York City, investing, art, craftsmanship, and maintaining entrepreneurial energy, revealing his unique approach to judging quality across multiple domains.
Dan Wang discusses China's engineering-driven approach to development, comparing it to the United States' lawyer-dominated system, while exploring topics ranging from infrastructure and technology to culture, opera, and personal experiences across different Chinese regions.
A wide-ranging conversation with legal scholar Cass Sunstein explores liberalism, AI, immigration, indigenous rights, and Bob Dylan, revealing Sunstein's nuanced perspectives on freedom, manipulation, and the evolving challenges of liberal thought.
Tyler Cowen discusses why AI hasn't dramatically transformed the economy yet, arguing that while the technology is impressive, its impact will be gradual, with new organizations built around AI taking 20+ years to truly transform economic productivity.
Blake Scholl discusses his vision for revolutionizing supersonic travel, airport design, and infrastructure innovation, emphasizing the importance of long-term thinking, iterative design, and challenging accepted inefficiencies in transportation and technology.
Donald S. Lopez Jr., a leading scholar of Buddhism, discusses the religion's history, theology, myths, and global decline in a wide-ranging conversation exploring everything from the Buddha's legendary bodily marks to the random succession of Dalai Lamas.
Sam Altman explores OpenAI's future, discussing AI's potential to transform work, science, and society, while sharing insights on technological progress, energy challenges, and the evolving relationship between humans and artificial intelligence.
Tyler Cowen explores the rich history of choral music, discussing its evolution from medieval religious compositions to contemporary works, highlighting composers from various traditions and periods while delving into the cultural and spiritual significance of vocal music.