Peers recognized his mentorship at both MIT and Stanford.
"A former student marveled that they had 'never—literally never—seen Erik be mean to anyone.'"
I am pretty sure this quote is from me--or everyone in @erikbryn's orbit agrees.
Awesome to see him featured in the Atlantic!
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/erik-brynjolfsson-the-man-who-saw-ai-coming/687561/
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@BharatKChandar @erikbryn This is great!
@BharatKChandar @erikbryn Reading about the history of the study of GPT and especially tech and seeing his name pop up even in productivity tech analysis in the 1990s was a surprise for me
Also have never seen @erikbryn be anything but constructive. Incredible how many great people have come out of his labs at MIT and Stanford over the years -- one of the best rates of any advisor/mentee.
"A former student marveled that they had 'never—literally never—seen Erik be mean to anyone.'"
I am pretty sure this quote is from me--or everyone in @erikbryn's orbit agrees.
Awesome to see him featured in the Atlantic!
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/erik-brynjolfsson-the-man-who-saw-ai-coming/687561/
@BharatKChandar @erikbryn The productivity paradox was a great read as well as the dynamo and the computer
