I think it implies the opposite. Taxes are the price we pay for civilization. Without it, we’d all be at subsistence level. As Warren Buffett once pointed out, a physically weak man with bad eyes likely wouldn’t have done particularly well in a world with no rule of law.
@erikbryn
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Wealth Tax Impact on Productivity, Wages and Innovation
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A wealth tax increases productivity, wages and innovation. It also seems fair to tax the people who gain the most from the government protection of property rights.
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Major Paper on Generative AI Economic Implications Published
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This is one of the most important papers on the economic implications of Generative AI. It is great to see it published in @ScienceMagazine
. Congrats to @danielrock
, @manlikemishap
, @thankyouniceAI, and @sj_manning
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High-skill immigration as America’s competitive advantage in tech
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Attracting high skill immigrants is America’s superpower.
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GenAI Empowers Workers While Preserving Agency and Creativity
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Understanding work at the task level is useful today as it was 120 years ago. But that doesn’t mean one should micromanage and take away agency from workers. Instead use GenAI to help people do their jobs better and more creatively.
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Generative AI Productivity Gains: Research and Business Implementation
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Here’s a thoughtful discussion of my research on how generative AI can boost productivity, as well as my efforts to put those findings into practice via my company @Workhelix
. Thank you, @RandyBeanNVP https://
forbes.com/sites/randybea
n/2024/06/16/will-generative-ai-deliver-unprecedented-business-productivity-gains/
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Remote AI Panel Participation at Cambridge Event
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We did, but it was in Cambridge. I Zoomed in for a panel on AI, but otherwise had to celebrate vicariously via texts and photos.
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OpenAI Signs $250 Million Deal With News Corp
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Eye Tracking Technology Shows Natural Adoption Within Minutes
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Interesting. I found it remarkably natural within minutes using eye tracking
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AI Hardware Form Factor Improvements Expected Through Technology Cycles
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In my experience, it’s much too heavy. My hope and expectation is that a couple of more ticks of the technology cycle and they’ll get to the form factor that’s needed