Tyler Cowen

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Professor of Economics, George Mason University & author of Average is Over

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Location: United States

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AI will create more jobs than it destroys

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AI will not bring mass unemployment. But it will change most jobs. [...] When some people go up in status, and some go down in status, those who lose suffer more psychologically than those who gain. AI Verified source (2026)

added 14d ago
Build artificial general intelligence

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So when people predict a high degree of existential risk from AGI, I don’t actually think “arguing back” on their chosen terms is the correct response. Radical agnosticism is the correct response, where all specific scenarios are pretty unlikely. Non... more AI Unverifiable source (2023)

added 7mo ago
Governments should tax capital, not labor, as AI makes human work less central to the economy

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I think quality homes in good locations will be extremely valuable. Those could be taxed more. You could call that a wealth tax, but arguably it is closer to a "housing services tax". [...] You could put higher consumption taxes on items the wealthy ... more AI Verified source (2026)

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