Columbia economist Dave Holtz takes leave to lead AGI economics research at OpenAI
daveholtz · x · 2026-09-15
Columbia scholar Dave Holtz announced he will be on leave for the 2026–2027 academic year to work full-time with OpenAI's economic research team, leading AGI economics research.
- He cites how quickly the AI capability frontier is expanding and aims to explore how economics can help understand and shape increasingly capable AI, and how the economy will evolve alongside it
- He will work with OpenAI chief economist Ronnie Chatterji and the rest of the team
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