What podcasts say about Ryan Cohen
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What Ryan Cohen has said on podcasts
23 statements · 11 positive · 11 negative · 1 neutral
Human resentment toward superior robots could trigger conflict between humans and machines
“there's a risk that we get so fed up by how productive and how much smarter the robots are than us. that we end up attacking the machines, and then they attack us, and it ends up being man versus machine.”
Open the episode · GameStop CEO: The Machines Are Already Smarter Than Us | Ryan CohenListen at 0:45
Rapid AI advancement could produce high unemployment
“It's hard to not imagine the worst outcome in terms of high unemployment.”
Open the episode · GameStop CEO: The Machines Are Already Smarter Than Us | Ryan CohenListen at 2:04
Advanced machines could leave humans with very little economic utility
“It really puts us in a position where. We have very little utility.”
Open the episode · GameStop CEO: The Machines Are Already Smarter Than Us | Ryan CohenListen at 3:16
High unemployment caused by machines would reduce consumer demand
“if that leads to high unemployment, that affects consumer demand. And obviously, that can have a domino effect that is not good.”
Open the episode · GameStop CEO: The Machines Are Already Smarter Than Us | Ryan CohenListen at 3:22
Machines are already better than humans at everything humans can do
“So it's already too advanced. Everything that we can do, the machine is better at.”
Open the episode · GameStop CEO: The Machines Are Already Smarter Than Us | Ryan CohenListen at 3:36
AI increases Cohen’s productivity and visibility into work
“AI increases my productivity, and it also gives me visibility.”
Open the episode · GameStop CEO: The Machines Are Already Smarter Than Us | Ryan CohenListen at 5:50
AI reduces the need for highly specialized programming skills
“you don't have to have that level of specialization anymore”
Open the episode · GameStop CEO: The Machines Are Already Smarter Than Us | Ryan CohenListen at 6:20
AI can enable non-specialists to perform at the level of advanced programmers
“You can use AI to identify a root cause to code, and you're at the same level as the most advanced programmers.”
Open the episode · GameStop CEO: The Machines Are Already Smarter Than Us | Ryan CohenListen at 6:30
Task specialization is no longer a competitive advantage or hiring prerequisite
“The level of specialization required for tasks is no longer becoming a competitive advantage or a qualifier or a prerequisite.”
Open the episode · GameStop CEO: The Machines Are Already Smarter Than Us | Ryan CohenListen at 7:29
Motivation, responsiveness, and immediate availability identify the best performers
“the best performers are the ones that are most motivated. They're the hungriest. They're the most responsive. They're available right away.”
Open the episode · GameStop CEO: The Machines Are Already Smarter Than Us | Ryan CohenListen at 7:44
Chinese is important to know because China has over a billion people
“There's over a billion people in China. It's an important language to know.”
Open the episode · GameStop CEO: The Machines Are Already Smarter Than Us | Ryan CohenListen at 9:05
Robots will surpass humans at physical work within a few years
“When it comes to the actual like robots, physical labor. I mean, we're still not there yet. We're probably less than a few years away. And then the robots are going to be better than us at physical work also.”
Open the episode · GameStop CEO: The Machines Are Already Smarter Than Us | Ryan CohenListen at 10:40
Universal basic income is harmful to people’s mental state
“I don't like the idea of universal basic income. And I don't think that that's good for people's mental state.”
Open the episode · GameStop CEO: The Machines Are Already Smarter Than Us | Ryan CohenListen at 14:05
People fare better when they earn rewards rather than receive them freely
“people do a lot better when they're earning as opposed to when something is given to them.”
Open the episode · GameStop CEO: The Machines Are Already Smarter Than Us | Ryan CohenListen at 14:13
Successful human brain-computer-interface outcomes should be supported by data
“I'd like to have some data in terms of successful outcomes.”
Open the episode · GameStop CEO: The Machines Are Already Smarter Than Us | Ryan CohenListen at 15:14
Slowing his brain’s processing would improve Cohen’s productivity
“My brain sometimes works too quickly. And if I get it into like second or third year, it ends up being more productive. So I'd like a slow down switch.”
Open the episode · GameStop CEO: The Machines Are Already Smarter Than Us | Ryan CohenListen at 17:36
Hedge funds generally underperform the S&P 500
“they all underperform the S&P 500”
Open the episode · GameStop CEO: The Machines Are Already Smarter Than Us | Ryan CohenListen at 20:05
Retail investors possess advantages unavailable to institutional investors
“retail investors have a lot of advantages that the institutions don't have”
Open the episode · GameStop CEO: The Machines Are Already Smarter Than Us | Ryan CohenListen at 21:31
Investors should judge GameStop by results and financial performance
“Judge us by our results and our financial performance.”
Open the episode · GameStop CEO: The Machines Are Already Smarter Than Us | Ryan CohenListen at 24:18
Spending time with shareholders does not improve efficiency or maximize shareholder value
“if you invest a lot of time with shareholders, they're going to like you, but that's not going to make the business more efficient and it's not going to maximize value for shareholders.”
Open the episode · GameStop CEO: The Machines Are Already Smarter Than Us | Ryan CohenListen at 25:13
Survival pressure and having no fallback can improve productivity and results
“productivity and results of people is when you're in survival mode and there's no plan B.”
Open the episode · GameStop CEO: The Machines Are Already Smarter Than Us | Ryan CohenListen at 29:59
Personal legacies are overrated
“I think that legacies are overrated.”
Open the episode · GameStop CEO: The Machines Are Already Smarter Than Us | Ryan CohenListen at 30:55
Cohen wants his legacy to be turning around GameStop
“Turning around GameStop.”
Open the episode · GameStop CEO: The Machines Are Already Smarter Than Us | Ryan CohenListen at 31:02
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