He Argues AI Economics Research Is Severely Underfunded
anderssandberg · x · 2026-07-14
Sandberg notes that calling for "more AI research" might sound counterintuitive given the current hype, yet what is truly undervalued is the economics of AI, which remains heavily under-researched.
He clarifies this isn't about superintelligence or doomsday scenarios, but rather the assumption of a general-purpose technology arriving faster than past revolutions—a reality that demands we understand its impacts much more quickly than before.
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