Knowledge: A Factor of Production [Podcast]

This video podcast pleads with passion for the reclassification of knowledge as a main production factor, alongside land, entrepreneurship, work and capital. The speaker underlines this point by highlighting intense competition between the main technological companies like Meta and Google in the AI era. These companies do not simply acquire technology or code, but strategically recruit the best talents and integrate knowledge systems, recognizing that the real active lies in the minds of individuals and the collective intelligence they bring.

The podcast illustrates this with concrete examples: the aggressive hiring of Apple Meta and its integration of the talents of the AI scale and the super intelligence SAFE (co-founded by the members of the OPENAI team), and the rapid acquisition of Google of the CEO and the R&D team of Windsurf. These actions demonstrate a clear emphasis on the security of “people with knowledge”, stressing that the new code can always be built, but the underlying intellectual capital is irreplaceable.

A key characteristic of knowledge highlighted is its unique scalability – it “develops when shared”, which makes it the most evolving production factor. This contrasts with the finished nature of traditional factors. Knowledge is presented as a catalytic force which “will change the trajectory of the 21st century”, stimulating productivity more effectively than physical resources. It is deeply “anchored in people, systems, institution”, manifesting itself as an intelligence applied by innovation. In addition, knowledge is the “fuel” of the digital economy, with AI to its heart, because algorithms (codified knowledge) stimulate modern economic activities.

The conference also clarifies the “duality” of knowledge: it serves both a “tool” which facilitates new creation and innovation, and as a “product” which can be purchased and sold, becoming a precious goods in itself. This double role makes it a central element in the production process.

The broader implications of knowledge as a production factor are of large scale. It is considered a creator of “abundance” and “multiplicity”, opening various paths of growth. It generates “levers” which can fundamentally “shape the destinations of nations”, with companies that prioritize the knowledge that constantly surpasses their peers. The conference concludes by affirming that wealth now accumulates where knowledge is better applied, making its acquisition a crucial prosecution for individuals and nations in the 21st century.

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