Nearly 200 Scholars Urge Focus on AI Economic Risks
StanfordHAI · x · 2026-07-14
Erik Brynjolfsson, a senior fellow at Stanford HAI, stated he helped organize the open letter because "we might not be prepared for the incoming tsunami."
Signed by nearly 200 economists and researchers, the letter urges policymakers to take the economic risks of AI seriously. The post also references a related perspective noting that "while technology creates more jobs, the disruption from AI will hit much faster."
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