Tyler Cowen: AI is forcing a radical revaluation of economics research
inductionheads · x · 2026-10-29
Tyler Cowen argues AI will force a "radical revaluation" of economics research and its associated policy arguments, calling this just one step in how AI will revise economic science — with status losses often outweighing gains. Commenters add that plenty of pre-AI "scholarship" was slop all along.
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