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Animats ◴[] No.45307347[source]
"This essay reviews seven books from the past dozen years by social scientists examining AI’s economic impact."

Going back that far may not be too helpful. Three years ago, ChatGPT wasn't out. A year ago, LLM-type AI only sort of worked. Now, it's reasonably decent in some areas. If you look at AI impacts retrospectively, you probably underestimate them.

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1. huitzitziltzin ◴[] No.45310052[source]
If you read the review, you will see the author notes that issue pretty often and specifically discusses ways in which the oldest book he reviews (from 2014) both is and isn’t useful.

It’s worth reading