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The Beauty of Free Market Competition in Political Science
3:26:52 - 3:33:29 (06:36)
This podcast episode explores the concept of free market competition and how it applies to the field of political science, highlighting the beauty of allowing multiple firms to compete and letting customers decide which product they prefer.
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The past trends of AI development suggest that the possibility of AI revolutions is likelier now than it was in the past.
3:26:52 - 3:27:54 (01:01)
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The past trends of AI development suggest that the possibility of AI revolutions is likelier now than it was in the past. There is more money to be made, and there have been many interesting developments in computing and the internet over the past 30 years.
ChapterThe Beauty of Free Market Competition in Political Science
Episode#292 – Robin Hanson: Alien Civilizations, UFOs, and the Future of Humanity
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The world's markets do a good job of innovating and optimizing in big complicated spaces, with a focus on finding the first viewquake that most people will encounter.
3:27:54 - 3:29:47 (01:53)
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The world's markets do a good job of innovating and optimizing in big complicated spaces, with a focus on finding the first viewquake that most people will encounter. The same approach can be applied to the field of economics.
ChapterThe Beauty of Free Market Competition in Political Science
Episode#292 – Robin Hanson: Alien Civilizations, UFOs, and the Future of Humanity
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The idea of competition between different firms providing a product is foundational to political science and allows for the customers to decide which firm they prefer.
3:29:47 - 3:33:29 (03:42)
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The idea of competition between different firms providing a product is foundational to political science and allows for the customers to decide which firm they prefer. However, most political systems rely on a single authority to provide answers to questions.