Noah Smith, an economist-turned-blogger who writes the Noahpinion newsletter, wrote an essay titled, "I love AI. Why doesn't everyone?"

Fast forward a few decades, and I actually have that little robot friend I always dreamed of. It's not exactly like any of the AI portrayals from sci-fi, but it's recognizably similar. As I go through my daily life, GPT (or Gemini, or Claude) is always there to help me. If my water filter needs to be replaced, I can ask my robot friend how to do it. If I forget which sociologist claimed that economic growth creates the institutional momentum for further growth,2 I can ask my robot friend who that was. If I want to know some iconic Paris selfie spots, it can tell me. If I can't remember the article I read about China's innovation ecosystem last year, my ro

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