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\nOUTLINE:
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\n(00:00) - Introduction
\n(08:23) - Exponential growth
\n(12:51) - Elon Musk exponential thinking
\n(15:08) - Moore's law is a series of revolutions
\n(20:31) - GPT-3
\n(22:09) - Autonomous vehicles
\n(29:11) - Electricity
\n(33:40) - Productivity
\n(38:47) - Why is Twitter and Facebook free?
\n(49:03) - Dismantling the nature of truth
\n(52:24) - Nutpicking and Cancel Culture
\n(58:39) - How will AI change our world
\n(1:04:40) - Existential threats
\n(1:06:33) - AI and the nature of work
\n(1:12:39) - Thoughts on Andrew Yang and UBI
\n(1:18:30) - Economics of innovation
\n(1:24:37) - Effect of COVID on the economy
\n(1:33:50) - MIT and Stanford
\n(1:38:23) - Book recommendations
\n(1:41:28) - Meaning of life