Nobel laureate Richard Thaler nudged toward AI governance, replies 'maybe I need a tutorial'
ethayarajh · x · 2026-09-26
Someone nudged Nobel laureate Richard Thaler, father of behavioral economics, into Technical AI Governance. His quote-repost reply: 'I don't really understand this but it seems interesting. Maybe I need a tutorial.' A light AI-circle moment.
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