Boss Class: Reid Hoffman interview
04/28/25 • 35 min
On the cover of his latest book, Impromptu: Amplifying Our Humanity Through AI, Reid Hoffman credits GPT-4 as a co-author. The tech investor tells our Bartleby columnist Andrew Palmer that artificial-intelligence tools offer a solution to the “blank-page problem” and will soon become a core competence for knowledge workers.
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On the cover of his latest book, Impromptu: Amplifying Our Humanity Through AI, Reid Hoffman credits GPT-4 as a co-author. The tech investor tells our Bartleby columnist Andrew Palmer that artificial-intelligence tools offer a solution to the “blank-page problem” and will soon become a core competence for knowledge workers.
Boss Class season one is free for a limited time. Season two will appear weekly starting May 12th. To hear new episodes, subscribe to Economist Podcasts+.
https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus
If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.
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