Tyler Cowen

I think to you it would be pretty obvious, but it needs to be said.

It's not out there enough in the debate.

But yes, sometimes the elites have truly and badly let us down.

But the answer is not to reject elitism per se, but to impose higher elitist standards on our sometimes supposed elites.

So that's the piece I just sent in.

It's coming out soon.

It should be out by the time anyone hears this.

Well, I'll touch on a great interest of yours.

I like your new book very much.

I think over the course of the next 40 years working with AI, we will beat back essentially every malady that kills people.

Doesn't mean you live forever.

Many, many more people will simply die of what we now call old age.

There's different theories as to what that means.

I don't have a lot of expertise in that.

But the actual things people are dying from will be greatly postponed.

And if you have a kid today to think that kid might expect to live to be 97 or even older, that to me is extremely plausible.

I won't be around to see it, but that's a phenomenal development for human beings.

My pleasure.

Let me close by telling you some good news.

I have AI friends who think you and I, I'm 63, will be around to see that.