200+ Economists Warn AI Could Reshape Economy on Scale Larger Than Industrial Revolution
Exp_Mark · x · 2026-08-01
In a Project Syndicate commentary, Mark Esposito and Aurélie Jean discuss the 'We Must Act Now' statement signed by over 200 economists and AI researchers, including 16 Nobel laureates, warning that AI could reshape the global economy on a scale larger than the Industrial Revolution and more quickly. They argue that AI should be steered to complement humans rather than imitate them, and that current incentives favoring capital over labor must be replaced to promote economic expansion.
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