<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Forget Pareto’s 80/20 rule. What AI is doing is producing a new rule in which 5% of society captures 95% of the value of this revolution.&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.thatwastheweek.com/"&gt; That Was The Week&lt;/a&gt; publisher Keith Teare calls this the “Great Compression”, describing it as the new math of our AI age. It’s creating a winner-take-most society of increasing inequality and outrage - the kind of situation which, historically, governments have stepped in to redistribute the rewards of a great technological leap forward. That isn’t happening today, however, thereby creating what Keith and I describe as a Code Red emergency for humanity. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://keenon.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2"&gt;keenon.substack.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Keen On America

Andrew Keen

A Code RED For Humanity: Forget 80/20 - the 95/5 Rule of our AI Age

DEC 7, 202541 MIN
Keen On America

A Code RED For Humanity: Forget 80/20 - the 95/5 Rule of our AI Age

DEC 7, 202541 MIN

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<p></p><p></p><p>Forget Pareto’s 80/20 rule. What AI is doing is producing a new rule in which 5% of society captures 95% of the value of this revolution.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.thatwastheweek.com/"> That Was The Week</a> publisher Keith Teare calls this the “Great Compression”, describing it as the new math of our AI age. It’s creating a winner-take-most society of increasing inequality and outrage - the kind of situation which, historically, governments have stepped in to redistribute the rewards of a great technological leap forward. That isn’t happening today, however, thereby creating what Keith and I describe as a Code Red emergency for humanity. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://keenon.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">keenon.substack.com/subscribe</a>