Steve Levitt

And so in support of Possibilianism, maybe a better name could be in order, you wrote a book called Sum, that's S-U-M. So it's Sum, 40 Tales from the Afterlives.

And so in support of Possibilianism, maybe a better name could be in order, you wrote a book called Sum, that's S-U-M. So it's Sum, 40 Tales from the Afterlives.

When I heard about the book, I saw the subtitle and I thought, I have zero interest in reading a book about the afterlife. I totally misunderstood what the book was about. And then I certainly didn't understand that some was Latin.

When I heard about the book, I saw the subtitle and I thought, I have zero interest in reading a book about the afterlife. I totally misunderstood what the book was about. And then I certainly didn't understand that some was Latin.

When I heard about the book, I saw the subtitle and I thought, I have zero interest in reading a book about the afterlife. I totally misunderstood what the book was about. And then I certainly didn't understand that some was Latin.

People are super excited right now about these generative AI models, the large language models. What's your take on it?

People are super excited right now about these generative AI models, the large language models. What's your take on it?

People are super excited right now about these generative AI models, the large language models. What's your take on it?

Do you think that it is a solvable problem to give these models, a theory of mind, a model of the world? Yeah.

Do you think that it is a solvable problem to give these models, a theory of mind, a model of the world? Yeah.

Do you think that it is a solvable problem to give these models, a theory of mind, a model of the world? Yeah.

If we were to come back in 100 years, what do you think would be most different? I know that's a hard prediction to make, but what do you see as transforming most in the areas you work in?

If we were to come back in 100 years, what do you think would be most different? I know that's a hard prediction to make, but what do you see as transforming most in the areas you work in?

If we were to come back in 100 years, what do you think would be most different? I know that's a hard prediction to make, but what do you see as transforming most in the areas you work in?

There was a point in time among economists that there was a lot of optimism that we could really nail macroeconomics, inflation and interest rates and whatnot. And we could really understand how the system worked. And I think there's been a real step back from that. The view now is, look, it's enormous complex system. And we've really, I guess, given up in the short run.

There was a point in time among economists that there was a lot of optimism that we could really nail macroeconomics, inflation and interest rates and whatnot. And we could really understand how the system worked. And I think there's been a real step back from that. The view now is, look, it's enormous complex system. And we've really, I guess, given up in the short run.

There was a point in time among economists that there was a lot of optimism that we could really nail macroeconomics, inflation and interest rates and whatnot. And we could really understand how the system worked. And I think there's been a real step back from that. The view now is, look, it's enormous complex system. And we've really, I guess, given up in the short run.

Are you at all worried that's where we're going with the brain?

Are you at all worried that's where we're going with the brain?

Are you at all worried that's where we're going with the brain?