ISMS Fellow Avi Goldfarb: AI disruption raises returns to exploring research directions
avicgoldfarb · x · 2026-10-23
In an invited ISMS Fellow commentary, Avi Goldfarb argues that relevance is dynamic—technology changes who finds research useful—so academics should weigh future audiences when choosing topics. Since disruption raises variance, it may also raise the returns to exploring more research directions.
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