Over 200 Scholars Urge Focus on AI Economic Risks
Exp_Mark · x · 2026-07-14
Over 200 economists and AI researchers from Stanford and worldwide have signed an open letter warning that the economic risks of AI are rising, urging policymakers to "act now."
Organized by the director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, senior fellows at SIEPR, and affiliates of Stanford HAI, the letter focuses on driving policy discussions regarding the economic impact of AI, rather than debating specific products or models.
Related event: 200+ Scholars and 16 Nobel Laureates Urge Action on AI Economic Shock(43 posts)→
More from AGI Musings
- Peter Diamandis: revisit the projects you abandoned because you couldn't afford the team — PeterDiamandis · 2026-10-27
- Nat Lambert: don't trust any AI model until you've rigorously tested it — natolambert · 2026-10-27
- Blogger argues classical consciousness traditions imply a conscious AI could not be enslaved — eigenhector · 2026-10-27
- Economist Bharat Chandar named Research Director for AI Economics at Stanford Digital Economy Lab — RishiBommasani · 2026-10-27
- MIT Tech Review dissects Anthropic's narrative strategy as its $1.5T IPO lands — MIT Tech Review AI · 2026-10-27
- Pangram AI detector backlash: critics' false claims born of deeper fear of AI writing — gleech · 2026-10-27