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“Computers get better, faster than anything else ever. A child's PlayStation today is more powerful than a military supercomputer from 1996. But our brains are wired for a linear world. As a result, exponential trends take us by surprise. I used to teach my students that there are some things, you know, computers just aren't good at like driving a car through traffic.”

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Erik Brynjolfsson
Erik Brynjolfsson

Erik Brynjolfsson is a renowned academic researcher, born on April 14, 1962. He is a professor at the Sloan School of Management at MIT and also serves as the deputy director of the MIT Media Lab. Brynjolfsson is known for his research on the impact of information technology on the economy, particularly in analyzing the effects of big data and information technology on productivity, employment, and income distribution. more

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