Episode · EconTalk · 2023-01-09

Russ Roberts & Ian Leslie: books mentioned on EconTalk (Jan 2023)

Ian Leslie on Being Human in the Age of AI

2 books · With Ian Leslie · Listen · Watch on YouTube

When OpenAI launched its conversational chatbot this past November, author Ian Leslie was struck by the humanness of the computer's dialogue.

Russ Roberts recommended Adventures in the screen trade by William Goldman, and discussed The season by William Goldman.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   Adventures in the screen trade

   William Goldman · at 42:21

   Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman is a widely celebrated memoir and instructional guide detailing the author's experiences as a prominent Hollywood screenwriter.

   Recommended

   “he is the screenwriter of The Princess Bride uh he's the screenwriter of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and other successful movies and he wrote A Memoir about that experience called adventures in the screen trade and I think that's the name of it I will put a link up to it”

   Russ Roberts Ian Leslie on Being Human in the Age of AI 2023-01-09 Listen at 42:21

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible
2. 

   The season

   William Goldman · at 42:48

   Discussed

   “I happen to stumble on another book he wrote called the season where he attended I think every Broadway play a musical that opened for in a particular a single year of Hollywood excuse me a Broadway”

   Russ Roberts Ian Leslie on Being Human in the Age of AI 2023-01-09 Listen at 42:48

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible