Key insights

• 📚 Working on a post labor economics book with a co-author
• 💡 Emphasis on the challenges of achieving Utopia and avoiding dystopia
• 🎙️ Interviewing startup and VC experts for extensive research
• ✍️ Undertaking a second unnamed book project
• 🎧 Planning to take a break from content creation
• 🎙️ Collaborating with someone on launching a new podcast
• 💪 Not giving up on the work despite challenges
• 🌲 Passionate about AI research, gave guest lecture at Duke

Q&A

• What has David Shapiro recently done in the field of AI research?

  David Shapiro recently gave a guest lecture at Duke, emphasizing the importance of preparing for the impact of AI on the future generation. He is passionate about AI research and optimistic about its future, while also being excited about a potential product and business endeavor.

• Is David Shapiro taking a break from content creation?

  Yes, David Shapiro is planning to take a break from content creation. He is collaborating with someone on launching a new podcast with the goal of providing more informative content.

• What new project is David Shapiro undertaking?

  David Shapiro is also revisting the old project Auto Muse and is still working on the Raspberry project, which is close to its first training run.

• What are the upcoming books by David Shapiro?

  The upcoming books are a sequel to his first novel and a book about psychedelics and the campaign for their legalization. The author is currently conducting interviews with various individuals involved in psychedelics, including lawyers, advocates, facilitators, and individuals whose lives have been impacted by psychedelics.

• What is the focus of the book on post labor economics?

  The book on post labor economics emphasizes the challenges of achieving Utopia and avoiding dystopia. It involves collaboration with a well-known co-author, extensive research, and interviews with startup and VC experts.

• What projects is David Shapiro working on?

  David Shapiro is working on writing two to three books. One of which is about post labor economics, emphasizing the challenges of achieving Utopia and avoiding dystopia, featuring collaboration with a well-known co-author and extensive research with startup and VC experts. The other book is a sequel to his first novel and a book about psychedelics and their campaign for legalization.

• 00:00 David Shapiro is addressing disappointment regarding his departure from regular AI content creation but reassures that he is working on other projects, including writing two to three books.
• 00:50 Two new books in the works on post labor economics and a second unnamed project. Emphasis on the challenges of achieving Utopia and avoiding dystopia. Collaboration with a well-known co-author. Extensive research with interviews of startup and VC experts.
• 01:44 The author discusses their upcoming books, including a sequel to their first novel and a book about psychedelics and the campaign for their legalization.
• 02:34 The speaker plans to take a break from content creation and is working on launching a new podcast in collaboration with someone, with the goal of providing more informative content.
• 03:21 Despite facing challenges, I am not giving up on my work. We are still working on the Raspberry project and revisiting the old project Auto Muse.
• 04:14 Passionate about AI research, gave a guest lecture at Duke, emphasizing the importance of preparing for the impact of AI on the future generation. Enjoys being outdoors and is excited about a potential product and business endeavor. 🌲