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Stephen Dubner, live on stage, mixes it up with outbound mayor London Breed, and asks economists whether A.I. can be “human-centered” and if Tang is a gateway drug.
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- Erik Brynjolfsson, professor of economics at Stanford University
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- "SF crime rate at lowest point in more than 20 years, mayor says," by George Kelly (The San Francisco Standard, 2025)
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- "Why Are Cities (Still) So Expensive?" by Freakonomics Radio (2020)
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