Steve Keen is a sophist. These kind of academics these days (post social media/youtube) spend more time talking to non experts and lay people than doing any serious work. Its like the attention economy keeps them employed rather than solving an actual problem. Pay attention to such folk at your own risk. They will act as if the weather is controllable if x y and z happens when the truth is the weather cant be controlled.
Also AI is not like 2008 because unlike the housing market which is ancient and predictable AI is new and not predictable. Steve Keen cant predict what AI is going to do next week. On top of it there are geopolitical/national security layers that will influence the story in ways economics doesnt handle.
Steve Keen is a sophist. These kind of academics these days (post social media/youtube) spend more time talking to non experts and lay people than doing any serious work. Its like the attention economy keeps them employed rather than solving an actual problem. Pay attention to such folk at your own risk. They will act as if the weather is controllable if x y and z happens when the truth is the weather cant be controlled.
Also AI is not like 2008 because unlike the housing market which is ancient and predictable AI is new and not predictable. Steve Keen cant predict what AI is going to do next week. On top of it there are geopolitical/national security layers that will influence the story in ways economics doesnt handle.
Could you address his arguments rather then himself? A little background doesn't hurt, but let me make up me mind before calling people names.
Also I don't necessarily agree with him, but at no point in the interview a housing market is mentioned.
The old adage always applies - the market can stay irrational longer than we can stay solvent!
Original title: " The Economist Who Predicted The 2008 Financial Crash Says The AI Bubble Will Burst Soon | Steve Keen "
did he predict the 2008 crash with a "soon" date too?