Stanford economist Chad Jones is stepping away from his post as STANCO 25 Professor of Economics starting June 30 to affiliate with the Anthropic Institute, where he will keep studying AI’s effects on long-run growth and host seminars on possible futures ranging from steady progress to transformative abundance.
Some news: As of June 30, I'll be on leave from Stanford at Anthropic. I'm joining the Anthropic Institute, where I'll continue my research on AI and our economic future and give seminars and talks as always. 1/3
Anthropic’s move to bring in a leading growth theorist signals that frontier AI companies now treat macro-economists as strategic hires rather than occasional advisors.
No public timeline, compensation figures, or reporting lines have surfaced, and the Anthropic Institute itself has almost no prior footprint beyond this announcement.
Positive users celebrate Chad Jones and Jason Crawford joining Anthropic as strong hires that bring clear economic thinking on AI impacts, while a few object to academics leaving Stanford for AI labs.
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Quote: "The Anthropic Institute’s goal is to tell the world what we’re learning about these challenges as we build frontier AI systems, and to partner with external audiences to help address the risks" https://www.anthropic.com/news/the-anthropic-institute 2/3
Very excited to work with @akorinek, @PeterMcCrory, @jackclarkSF, and the many talented people at @AnthropicAI. 3/3
Some news: As of June 30, I'll be on leave from Stanford at Anthropic. I'm joining the Anthropic Institute, where I'll continue my research on AI and our economic future and give seminars and talks as always. 1/3
@ChadJonesEcon Interesting you did not sign your news as good or bad. I can see arguments both ways. Good luck.
@ChadJonesEcon @ATabarrok Congratulations! Your ahmdahl law explanation of o-rings was really helpful.
@ChadJonesEcon @jackclarkSF Congratulations.
@ChadJonesEcon incredibly exciting, congrats!
@ChadJonesEcon Great news Chad. You will be at the center of the world. I hope the quality of the analysis of what AI means for jobs and the economy will improve significantly.
@ChadJonesEcon Great news for Anthropic! I'll be at Hoover this coming academic year, hope to see some of your talks.
@ChadJonesEcon Congratulations!
@ChadJonesEcon congratulations Chad ! So happy for you and Anthropic !
@ChadJonesEcon @akorinek @PeterMcCrory @jackclarkSF @AnthropicAI Congrats! Very excited for what’s ahead
@ChadJonesEcon Congrats both!
@ChadJonesEcon I ju$t don’t under$tand why they keep leaving to go to big AI lab$.
@ChadJonesEcon stanford econ brain entering the anthropic building rn
the ai x economics pipeline is getting stacked deadass
@ChadJonesEcon unusual move. most researchers go the other way. what shifts when you can focus full-time on research?
@ChadJonesEcon Congratulations!
@AndyMasley “Andrew Masley to join Anthropic”
@ChadJonesEcon Congratulations!
@ChadJonesEcon Wishing you the best of luck in your new role at Anthropic! I look forward to hearing a lot about your research on the future of AI and economics.
