Over 200 economists and researchers warn of rapid AI economic disruption
The group urges immediate policy planning for massive job shifts.
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Boaz Barak@boazbaraktcsHappy to join more than 200 economists and AI researchers in signing this statement on the urgency of acting now to understand and prepare for the economic impacts of AI. https://www.wemustactnow.ai/
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RH Robin Hanson@robinhanson"must act now to understand" - who could disagree with that? https://twitter.com/erikbryn/status/2076674299549872327
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X( xuan (ɕɥɛn / sh-yen)@xuanalogueFinally a statement about AI risks that I'm very happy to sign! https://twitter.com/erikbryn/status/2076674736860656083
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EM Ethan Mollick@emollickThis seems like a reasonable statement: it seems self-evident that we do not know the impact of AI on work & trying to understand that will be critical to policies to mitigate bad impacts and encourage good ones. Data will be critical to action & we need to start…
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GH Gillian Hadfield@ghadfieldI joined more than 200 economists and AI researchers in signing “We Must Act Now: A Statement on AI’s Transformation of the Economy.”AI has the potential to transform the economy at unprecedented speed, bringing enormous opportunities as well as significant challenges. We need…
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RN Ramez Naam@ramezErik and Andy are two of the smartest, most forward-thinking economists on the impacts of AI I know of. They saw pretty far ahead in their 2014 book _The Second Machine Age_. Ignore either at your peril. I'm with Andy on this slight difference of opinion between them.…
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