The country has bet big on tech services but disruption is coming

Technology that helps people do things they couldn’t otherwise achieve can also lead to atrophy

In our new AI-centered class at the GSB, we’re experimenting on how to build AI agents that represent us. Here’s what we’ve learned so far.

Over 560 employees sign open letter to Sundar Pichai following the Pentagon’s clash with Anthropic

Why AI models tell left-wing voters in Japan to vote for the communist party, and how we can do better

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Applications are open for a round of the Nuffield Foundation POST Fellowship scheme. Open to any PhD students in a natural science or social science field who are undertaking or have recently finished...

We’ve asked economists and researchers to explore policy responses to the potential economic effects of powerful AI. We share some of the initial ideas and feedback we’ve received.

Preference drift and the political economy of AI agents

Tracking the evidence on AI adoption

Progressive corporate taxes would counteract both a shift from labor to capital and the concentration of economic profits from TAI systems - but global coordination is necessary.

We are re-running our annual Generative AI and News report which looks at how people use generative AI in their everyday lives, and what they think its impact will be on different areas of society,…

Signs of its effects are already starting to peek through

A close inspection suggests all is not what it seems

Essays on the economics of AI and technological change. Click to read Ghosts of Electricity, by Alex Imas, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

Office for Students says almost two-thirds more first-class degrees were awarded than can be explained

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Automation may be freeing up their time to do more valuable work

Questions to keep in mind when you come across splashy AI stories

In a previous post, I discussed Anil Seth’s paper on biological naturalism. Together with my colleague Rif A. Saurous, we also had an in-depth look at Integrated Information Theory (IIT), the topic of...

We are now recruiting for the Long COVID Treatment Trial-Tirzepatide (LoCITT-T), which participants can complete entirely from bed.

Jonathan Gray says private capital group has put risks from the technology ‘top of our list’ when evaluating deals

New data shows the ways millions have integrated the technology into their everyday lives

This paper examines the effects of large language models (LLMs) on UK labor market outcomes. We use a difference-indifferences design that compares outcomes acr

In this post, I explain why I think that Anil Seth’s recent paper does not make a convincing argument that phenomenal consciousness is inherently biological and that therefore artificial intelligence ...

FT analysis of hundreds of filings suggest the S&P 500 businesses are clearer about the risks than benefits

Zoom leader Eric Yuan admits that the technology will erase some human jobs—but those who keep their jobs will enjoy fewer working days.

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The ‘godfather of artificial intelligence’ on ‘the only hope’ for humanity, why China has an advantage — and when machines will outstrip us

This paper examines changes in the labor market for occupations exposed to generative artificial intelligence using high-frequency administrative data from ADP, the largest payroll software provider i...

The Netherlands serves as a case study for the advantages and trade-offs of reduced hours in the workplace

Tech workers at TikTok, Google, and across the industry share stories about how AI is changing, ruining, or replacing their jobs.