Tyler Cowen
Economist at George Mason University, co-author of Marginal Revolution, host of Conversations with Tyler. Writes in short, dense claims about economics, culture and AI, and has moved his position on AI in public more than once.
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2 Sept 2026
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AI is not the primary driver of the recent decline in the college wage premium
Their wordsI do not see AI as driving these changes, but an interesting result nonetheless
↗The College Wage Premium in the Generative AI Eramarginalrevolution.com
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1 Sept 2026
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Their wordsWhen it comes to the cybersecurity risks from advanced AI, very likely they will not come close to being as bad as either Covid or global warming.
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1 Sept 2026
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Their wordsYet each time, we drastically overreacted, letting ourselves get swept up in a climate of fear after one emotionally vivid incident
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31 Aug 2026
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AI systems are not sentient, and the odds of them being sentient are vanishingly small.
Their wordsI am very much opposed to the view that the AIs are sentient, or might be sentient. I view that as a category error , and the chances of it being true are vanishingly small.
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31 Aug 2026
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Their wordsThough be very, very careful when speaking with others, whether it be the less informed public or the more informed insiders who often come down with AI psychosis.
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30 Aug 2026
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Their wordsWhile Western export bans have severed Russia from much of the auto market, they have not tempered the demand for brand-name SUVs and trucks. That has given rise to a sophisticated network of criminals that steals cars, hides them in shipping containers and sends them to Russia, often by way of the Middle East