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Alex Imas on Why Economists Might Be Getting AI Wrong

April 18, 2026·47 min·4-min readconversationalbusiness
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In this episode of Odd Lots, hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway speak with Alex Moazed, a professor of economics and applied AI at the University of Chicago, about the transformative impact of AI on labor markets, productivity, and economic structure. Moazed challenges the conventio

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Alex Moazed

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Alex MoazedJoe WeisenthalTracy AllowayEliezer Yudkowsky

Books

Man's Search for Meaningby Viktor Frankl

Companies

OpenAI

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ChatGPTMythosO*NET database

Research & Papers

GPTs are GPTs

Topics

Artificial IntelligenceEconomicsEntrepreneurshipFuture Of WorkProductivity

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