Overview
AI Economics isn't about robots; it's about the invisible incentives rewriting your life. Drawing on decades of academic research, economist Benjamin Shiller reveals a world where ""going data nude"" might be safer than locking your profile, and where your car needs protection from you, not the other way around. Inside, you'll discover the new rules of the game: Why You Want the ""Weirdness Premium"" Efficiency is for algorithms. To get paid in the future economy, you need to be strange. Learn why the ""Kangaroo Defense"" is your best bet against automation. The Myth of Private Data: Why ""Secondhand Privacy"" means your neighbor's data habits are actually dangerous to your wallet. The Green Mountain Deception: A story of green paint, government fraud, and the moment technology made painting mountains impractical. How this book was made: This book doesn't just write about the future of work; it simulated it. This manuscript is a collaboration between silicon and carbon: AI served as the ghostwriter, maximizing efficiency. The Author specified the logic, stories, structure, and soul. Human Professionals (editors and cover artist) provided the polish and nuance. This is more than a book. It is a guide to the future and an example of the future itself.
Full Product Details
Author: Benjamin Shiller
Publisher: Turing Press LLC
Imprint: Turing Press LLC
Edition: Large type / large print edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.340kg
ISBN: 9798993931210
Pages: 250
Publication Date: 10 February 2026
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
""Concise, chatty, companionable, ever-so-savvy. There may be a more useful guide to AI out there, but why incur the opportunity cost of searching for it? The first three pages should sell you on this one. I decline most blurb requests but, having covered AI from the jump, this is as good as it gets.""-Paul Solman, (very) longtime Business & Economics Correspondent, PBS News Hour ""This book represents the best in bringing real research to understand what is happening in our current AI-moment. ... An easy and informative read.""-Joshua Gans, University of Toronto, author of Prediction Machines, Power and Prediction, and The Microeconomics of Artificial Intelligence ""Concise, chatty, companionable, ever-so-savvy. There may be a more useful guide to AI out there, but why incur the opportunity cost of searching for it? The first three pages should sell you on this one. I decline most blurb requests but, having covered AI from the jump, this is as good as it gets."" -Paul Solman, (very) longtime Business & Economics Correspondent, PBS News Hour ""This book represents the best in bringing real research to understand what is happening in our current AI-moment. ... An easy and informative read."" - Joshua Gans, University of Toronto, author of Power and Prediction and The Microeconomics of Artificial Intelligence.
Author Information
Benjamin Shiller is an Associate Professor of Economics at Brandeis University, a CESifo research affiliate, and a leading expert on the economics of technological change. His research- spanning self-driving vehicles, personalized pricing, data privacy, and digital distribution-has been featured in The Economist, The Washington Post, Forbes, The Atlantic, and other major outlets, and has informed White House Policy Reports. He holds a Ph.D. from The Wharton School and has previously held positions at Harvard Business School and the National Bureau of Economic Research's Economics of Digitization Program.
