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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

This week's episode of Hard Fork unpacks "the loudest warning yet about AI and jobs" with Lab Director @erikbryn.bsky.social! Listen on Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5IAn...

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Happy Monday! Some recent news stories to check out… 🧵 1/10

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

"Beyond the corpus of current human achievement, he said, exists 'this much bigger space, bigger than you know, as big as you can imagine, of things that have never been done before.'” Read @theatlantic.com's new profile on @erikbryn.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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The Man Who Saw AI Coming

Erik Brynjolfsson wants to talk with you about the future.

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SIEPR @siepr.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

How AI will change the job market, and how to prepare: insights from 16 top economists, including SIEPR's @nickbloom.bsky.social and Bharat Chandar, @stanforddel.bsky.social economist. Gift link ⤵️ tinyurl.com/4r25y7zw #FutureofWork #AI

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Economists Weigh In on the Future of Work and AI

How 16 top economists think AI will change the job market, and how to prepare.

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

The Transformation Tracker is part of the AI Economic Indicators project! It tracks progress toward transformative AI: a technology-powered economic transformation at least as significant as the Industrial Revolution but unfolding in a vastly shorter time. Explore here: transformation.stanford.edu

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

What happens to wealth and value (human or otherwise) in a world with more and more advanced AI? Postdoctoral Fellow Phil Trammell joined @aleximas.bsky.social (Google DeepMind)) to unpack the question on the Dwarkesh Podcast. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj-k...

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What remains scarce after AGI? – Alex Imas and Phil Trammell

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

"A lot of people are under the mistaken idea that the only way that you get productivity from A.I. is by removing labor costs." — @erikbryn.bsky.social @nytimes.com looks at a case where AI makes workers more productive, rather than replacing them: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/b...

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A.I. Doesn’t Have to Mean Layoffs

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Will AI lead to fewer or more jobs? What's the danger of AI that mimics human intelligence? And can AI create opportunities for workers? On @nxthompson.bsky.social's "Most Interesting Thing in AI," @erikbryn.bsky.social challenges both AI optimists and pessimists. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hpgj...

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Will AI Create More Jobs Than It Destroys? Economist Erik Brynjolfsson on What the Data Says

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Hope you had a great holiday weekend! Some recent news to get up to speed (and let’s be honest, put off that workload a little longer)… 🧵1/10

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

"The possibility that AI will automate most cognitive labor is worth taking seriously. How should we adapt to this transformation?" @randomwalker.bsky.social's DEL seminar, "Adapting to the Transformation of Knowledge Work," is now available! Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/uiTwQG1ZyTw

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Arvind Narayanan: Adapting to the Transformation of Knowledge Work

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

This week, Tom Mitchell welcomes Bruce Buchanan, a PhD Philosopher turned machine learning researcher, to talk about his unique contributions to machine learning history. Watch the newest episode of Machine Learning: How Did We Get Here? here: youtu.be/nZNCjf-WOfk

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Ep. 14 - From Philosophy to Machine Learning with Bruce Buchanan

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Those who missed Kristina McElheran's seminar yesterday are in luck: "The Rise of Industrial AI in America: Microfoundations of the Productivity J-curve(s): is now available to view online! Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/pKYydu-7SwM

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Kristina McElheran | The Rise of Industrial AI in America

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

New podcast ep for your Monday commute! Tom Mitchell talks with John Laird (Center for Intregrated Cognition) about 40 years of trying to build AI agents that replicate the full range of human cognitive abilities. 🍎Listen on Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

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AI Agents to Model Human Cognition with John Laird

Podcast Episode · Machine Learning: How Did We Get Here? · May 11 · 33m

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

"Do you think the problem of speech recognition is solved?" This week @kaifulee.bsky.social, CEO of 01.ai, sits down with Tom Mitchell (@cmu.edu)to talk about decades of discovery and breakthrough in the field of machine learning and speech recognition. 📺Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/jyvsnXosKAo

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Ep. 12 - Machine Learning and Speech Recognition with Kai-Fu Lee

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

What is the relationship between neural network approaches in machine learning, and real neural networks in the brain? In his latest podcast, Tom Mitchell (@cmu.edu) talks with Jay McClelland (Stanford University) about modeling cognition in the brain. 📺Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/GArl9AZdCJk

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Ep. 11 - Machine Learning meets Cognitive Neuroscience with Jay McClelland

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Congratulations to Lab Digital Fellow Angela Aristidou, Digital Fellow @avinashc.bsky.social, and Research Scientist David Nguyen for being a part of Google AI's inaugural group of global economic scholars! ai.google/economy/ai-e...

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Global Scholars: Researching the Future of AI and the Economy

Meet the 8 scholars leading independent inquiries into AI's transformative effects on energy infrastructure, organizational productivity, and welfare.

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

How do AI agents influence knowledge work? @suproteem.cc's talk at the DEL Seminar Series is now available on YouTube! Moderated by @erikbryn.bsky.social, Sarkar discusses three projects on the Economics of Applied AI. Watch here: youtu.be/4_T4aTLWtwY

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Suproteem Sarkar: Economics of Applied AI

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

When Daphne Koller wanted to see her machine learning research make a real-world impact, she left academia to build @insitro.bsky.social. Her conversation with Tom Mitchell ( @cmu.edu) on probabilistic models, AI in biotech, and more is our latest podcast episode! 📹YouTube: youtu.be/DReHVP8rpSw

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Ep. 10 - Learning Probabilistic Models with Daphne Koller

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Tranformative AI could drive innovation, but it may also amplify mis- and disinformation, and leave corrective efforts underprovided. How do we respond? Watch Joseph Stiglitz and Màxim Ventura-Bolet discuss their Digitalist Papers essay here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpMj...

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Innovation and misinformation in the AI era | Joseph Stiglitz and Màxim Ventura-Bolet

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

For those who missed Zoë Hitzig's visit to our Seminar Series, it's now available on YouTube! Watch "How People Use ChatGPT," moderated by Director @erikbryn.bsky.social, here: youtu.be/czrKIiuHZ-U

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Zoë Hitzig: How People Use ChatGPT

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

New podcast episode for you! The field of Statistics enters the Machine Learning conversation, as Tom Mitchell (@cmu.edu) talks with Michael I. Jordan of Inria Paris! Watch here: youtu.be/BfBxS2rEH3k

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Ep. 8 - Machine Learning Meets Statistics with Michael I. Jordan

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

🎙️New episode of Machine Learning: How Did We Get Here? Tom talks to Ross Quinlan, the person who introduced the idea of decision tree learning to the ML community. ▶️Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5EF0...

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Decision Tree Learning with Ross Quinlan

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

How can experimentation shape AI policymaking for the better? Ajay Agrawal (@rotmanschool.bsky.social) discusses his essay (co-authored with @joshgans.bsky.social) from The Digitalist Papers here: youtu.be/Zesl51M6WT0?...

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The impact of experimentation on AI policymaking | Ajay Agrawal

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

What is reinforcement learning? What does one of its most common framings miss? And how did one of its most influential researchers get into the field? 2024 Turing Award winner @RichardSSutton joins Tom on today’s Machine Learning: How Did We Get Here?: open.spotify.com/episode/6b7n...

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Reinforcement Learning with Rich Sutton

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

🎙️New episode of "Machine Learning: How Did We Get Here?" Tom Mitchell (@cmu.edu) and @yann-lecun.bsky.social, Executive Chairman of AMI Labs and Professor at NYU, discuss how technological advances and commercial forces shaped AI history. Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5AbF...

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

As Super Sunday gives way to a Modest Monday, let’s take a look at some recent news… 🧵 1/10

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Hot cocoa season is here! Toss in a few marshmallows and check out some recent news… 🧵1/10

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

You survived the holiday, now let’s ease back in with some recent news… 🧵 1/10

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Some Monday morning news for that cold November rain… 🧵1/10

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

👋Good morning from the Lab! Some recent stories while you gear up for the week... 🧵1/10

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Happy Monday! Take a break from your kid’s candy bucket and catch up on some recent news… 🧵/10

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Hope you're having a great Monday! Here’s some recent news… 🧵/10

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

It’s Monday 10/6 – hope you enjoyed your Oktoberfest! Let’s put away those lederhosen and check out some recent news… 🧵1/11

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Our "Canaries in the Coal Mine?" seminar is now available! Watch Bharat Chandar and Ruyu Chen break down their landmark research on AI's impact on employment: youtu.be/tqYo-dfL1go

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Canaries in the Coal Mine? Six Facts about the Recent Employment Effects of Artificial Intelligence

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Been about a week since last Monday, so we figured we’d get into some recent news… 🧵 1/10

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Just another manic Monday… how about some news? 🧵1/10

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Good morning! Some news to start the week… 🧵 1/10

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

We probably don’t have to tell you it’s Monday again. Here’s some news to pep up the start of your week… 🧵1/9

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

The Monday morning news is on, there’s nothing stopping us now from posting the recent stories out loud... 🧵1/11

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

In case you’ve been busy, here are a few news stories you may have missed… 🧵1/11

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Lab Director @erikbryn.bsky.social spoke with @nytimes.com's Larry Sommer about tracking labor statistics -- read his thoughts at the link! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/b...

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What if You Can’t Believe the Official Numbers?

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

"We are investing so much in driving the capabilities for hundreds of billions of dollars, and we're investing very little in ensuring that leads to widely shared prosperity." Director @erikbryn.bsky.social discussed AI and future of work with @npr.org's Steve Inskeep. www.npr.org/2025/08/05/n...

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An AI expert on the future of our workforce

Are policymakers profoundly underestimating the impacts of AI on the workforce? NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Erik Brynjolfsson of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI.

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Happy Monday! Some recent news to start the week… 🧵 1/11

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

New week, new news! Some recent stories to kickstart the week… 🧵1/11

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

How can everyone experience the "magic" of the AI revolution? Watch Lab affiliate @susanathey.bsky.social’s talk on the implications of AI on the organisation of industry and work at #G20SouthAfrica: www.youtube.com/live/okDGsZa...

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#G20SouthAfrica Side event — The implications of Al on the organisation of industry and work

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Golub Capital Social Impact Lab @gsbsilab.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

“Governments will play a key role…in whether we actually develop the technology that will help lower-skilled workers become more productive by using AI to augment them with expertise that previously was difficult to acquire.”

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Happy Monday! Take a break from the summer heat (it’s peaked, right? …right?) and check out some recent news… 🧵1/11

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