Episode 9: Laura Tyson on the Economic Impacts of AI
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Today’s guest, Laura Tyson, is a Distinguished Professor at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, Chair of the Blum Center for Developing Economies Board of Trustees, and co-chair of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Council of Economic Advisors. She served as Interim Dean of Berkeley Haas from July to December 2018. Dr. Tyson has held various government positions, including as a member of the US Department of State Foreign Affairs Policy Board, a member of President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, and the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board. During the Clinton Administration, she served as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers and Director of the National Economic Council. She has also been involved in multiple corporate boards and co-authored "Leave No One Behind," a report for the UN’s High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment. [00:00] - Introduction [2:10] - Perspectives on the AI Boom [9:50] - Job Exposure to AI [18:30] - Impacts of AI on Services [24:45] - Market Power Concentration [32:30] - The Limitations of AI in Human-Centered Jobs [36:45] - The Dangers of AI Hallucination [39:00] - Regulating AI [50:00] - AI Going Forward: What Should We Be Thinking About?   Join us monthly, with host Stuart Mackintosh, to keep up on the world's most pressing economic and financial issues. The views expressed in each podcast episode are those of the featured guest only and do not represent the views of the Group of Thirty, its members, or their respective institutions. Podcast website: 30/30 Vision Group of Thirty Website: Group of 30: Consultative Group on International Economic and Monetary Affairs, Inc. (group30.org) Twitter/X: Group of Thirty (@GroupofThirty) / Twitter
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