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eavesdrop on the future with the A16Z podcast. Welcome to the Exponential View podcast. I'm the Zemazar the curator of

Exponential View. In today's podcast I'm really excited to interview Professor

Jeffrey Sachs. Jeff is one of the world's foremost thinkers on economic

development. He advises the United Nations and a host of governments. He's been called

the Economist to the Poor. In a wide-ranging conversation we talk about being optimists, the progress of technology, the challenge of inequality, the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence.

We even managed to spend a few minutes talking about Aristotle.

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Jeff and I met in the quietest spot we could a hotel lobby.

You'll hear some background noise, but I hope it won't detract from his deep thinking and

scintillating arguments. So please please relax and enjoy the conversation.

Good morning and I'm with Professor Jeffrey Sack who is one of the world's

foremost political scientists and economists and a recognized leader in development

economics and the fight against poverty. He's been described as the poor man's

economist and nearly 15 years was the director of the Earth Institute in the US.

He's a titanic intellect and a driving force behind many global initiatives on sustainable development.

So I could go on and on.

I'm a bit of a fan boy. Jeff Jeff good morning to you. Great to be with you

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