NBER paper: on-demand AI genius will reshape knowledge work

An NBER working paper models how on-demand genius-level AI will reshuffle knowledge work and potentially displace routine roles. Economist Luis Garicano adds that outcomes hinge on what remains scarce—compute, agent autonomy, or problems—suggesting society should keep investing in fields like science that generate hard problems.

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