Frontier of AI Economics Is in the Lab
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-07-13
The author shares a discussion on AI economics research, arguing that the most valuable work in AI economics is happening in labs rather than in slow-updating academic journals.
The comment also emphasizes that such work requires heavy "token" consumption and actual experiments, like a "machine" intensively using models.
Overall, the pace of AI-related research has clearly outpaced traditional academic publishing.
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