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Explorations into the economics of AI and innovation. Seth Benzell and Andrey Fradkin discuss academic papers and essays at the intersection of economics and technology. empiricrafting.substack.com

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In this week’s episode of Justified Posteriors, we interview TAI expert and friend of the show Basil Halperin of the University of Virginia. There Basil is doing some of the most fascinating work on the economics of TAI with Anton Korinek and other l... more

We discuss “Voice in AI Firms: A Natural Field Experiment on Automated Job Interviews” by Brian Jabarian and Luca Henkel. The paper examines a randomized experiment with call center job applicants in the Philippines who were assigned to either AI-con... more

Anecdotes of AI Supercharged Science: Justified Posteriors reads “Early Science Acceleration Experiments with GPT-5”

In this episode, Seth and Andrey break down OpenAI’s report, Early Science Acceleration Experiments with GPT-5. The paper is organiz... more

In this episode, we sit down with Ben Golub, economist at Northwestern University, to talk about what happens when AI meets academic research, social learning, and network theory.

We start with Ben’s startup Refine, an AI-powered technical referee f... more

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Recent Guests

Basil Halperin
Professor at the University of Virginia and expert in the economics of transformative AI.
University of Virginia
Episode: Basil Halperin: Leading Indicators for TAI, Conditions for the Singularity, and Tax Policy at the End of History
Ben Golub
Prominent economist at Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Episode: Ben Golub: AI Referees, Social Learning, and Virtual Currencies
Bo Cowgill
Assistant Professor at Columbia Business School
Columbia Business School
Episode: Does AI Cheapen Talk? (Bo Cowgill Pt. 1)
Pascual Restrepo
Professor of Automation and AI at Yale University
Yale University
Episode: Will Super-Intelligence's Opportunity Costs Save Human Labor?
Daniel Rock
Assistant Professor of Operations, Information, and Decisions at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and AI 2050 Schmidt Sciences Fellow
University of Pennsylvania
Episode: What can we learn from AI exposure measures?

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Seth Benzell
Co-host focused on the intersection of economics, technology, and AI. He facilitates discussions grounded in academic research and practical implications.
Andrey Fradkin
Co-host who brings expertise in AI and its economic implications to the discussion, enhancing the analytical depth of each episode.

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    And theyre good bayesians too. Plus the hairy one is good looking.

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Basil Halperin: Leading Indicators for TAI, Conditions for the Singularity, and Tax Policy at the End of History
Q: What are you thoughts on the economic growth models in relation to transformative AI?
We suggest that real interest rates are good indicators; if they are high, it reflects expectations of economic growth driven by AI.
Basil Halperin: Leading Indicators for TAI, Conditions for the Singularity, and Tax Policy at the End of History
Q: What advice would you have for young people today regarding what they should study?
There's zero good answer to that question, but working on the economics of AI is a cool thing to do because there's much low-hanging fruit.
Ben Golub: AI Referees, Social Learning, and Virtual Currencies
Q: How do you know it's good?
Ben discusses the evaluation process and how they use existing paper benchmarks to assess the quality of their tool.
Ben Golub: AI Referees, Social Learning, and Virtual Currencies
Q: Why didn't you name your tech startup after a Lord of the Rings character?
Ben humorously acknowledges the question and reflects on the name choices for his company.
What can we learn from AI exposure measures?
Q: Can you say something about what percentage of tasks are exposed to AI according to your definitions?
About 14 percent of tasks are exposed to the first level of definition, and if we include the second level, that's about 46 percent of tasks.

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