Media

Selected press coverage and interviews on AI economics, personalized pricing, ad blocking, and technology.

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Fortune
Fortune

In the AI Economy, the 'Weirdness Premium' Will Set You Apart

Brandeis economics professor Benjamin Shiller says the stranger you are, the more employable you'll be. Just look at self-driving cars and kangaroos.

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The
Economist
The Economist

E Pluribus Tunum

Uniform prices for online music are no way to maximise profit.

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Washington
Post
The Washington Post

How Netflix Could Use Big Data to Make Twice as Much Money Off You

Big Data number-crunching makes it tempting — and a lot easier — for companies to engage in price discrimination.

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Fortune
Fortune

'The Ideal Number of Human Employees Inside of Any Company Is Zero': Why AI Gives Company Owners What They Think They Want

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The
Atlantic
The Atlantic

How Online Shopping Makes Suckers of Us All

Will you pay more for those shoes before 7 p.m.? Would the price tag be different if you lived in the suburbs? Standard prices and simple discounts are giving way to far more exotic strategies, designed to extract every last dollar from the consumer.

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VOX
EU
VOX EU

The Impact of Ad Blockers on the Internet

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Fortune
Fortune

The Hidden Economy Deciding Who Gets Into Your Favorite Concert, Restaurant, and Theme Park

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The
Guardian
The Guardian

Big Data Is Coming for Your Purchase History — To Charge You More Money

Unprotected consumer data will allow price personalization by companies who know how much you need something and how much you can manage to pay.

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Forbes
Forbes

Different Customers, Different Prices, Thanks to Big Data

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Business
Insider
Business Insider

Ad Blocking Is Leading to 'the Slow Death of Niches' on the Web

Ad blockers hurt smaller publishers by giving them an initial traffic spike which then falls away.

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Podcasts & Interviews

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Economics Explored

AI, Jobs, and the Value of Ideas

A conversation about how artificial intelligence is reshaping labor markets, the economics of ideas, and what it all means for the future of work.

March 14 · 56 min

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AI Quick Bits with Scot Pansing

Interview with Benjamin Shiller, Author of AI Economics

A discussion on the past, present, and potential future effects of technology and AI on labor, covering topics from the book AI Economics.

March 1, 2026 · Season 6, Episode 3 · 47 min

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