“In 2025, early, we were around less than 40% adoption... we were able to reach almost 100% of the people using these AI coding tools.”
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Said on Me, Myself, and AI
Freakonomics Radio · 693. What’s Our Job as Humans Anymore?
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found that between 2022 and late 2025 the number of e-books on Amazon tripled and that more than half the books released in 2025 used AI
tripled; >50% AI-generated
“In 2025, early, we were around less than 40% adoption... we were able to reach almost 100% of the people using these AI coding tools.”
“My Airbnb basically funded my entire life for all of 2025. 2025. So I didn't get a client the first year”
“I birthed my book baby on June 23rd of 2020 and it went on to be number one new release, number one bestseller, top 10 finalist for Best Self-Help book through my publisher of 2020.”
“European banks… payout ratio is 88 percent… they outperformed the S&P by as much as AI did since April 2025.”
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