Erik Brynjolfsson

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Stanford professor and author researching the economic impact of AI, co-author of 'The Second Machine Age' and an authority on how AI and automation affect productivity and society.

GDP‑B: A Fresh Lens on Economic Well‑Being
SocialMar 25, 2026

GDP‑B: A Fresh Lens on Economic Well‑Being

Kevin Fox provides a terrific summary of GDP-B, a new way of measuring economic well-being

By Erik Brynjolfsson
Voter Anxiety Over AI’s Economic Impact Rises
SocialMar 8, 2026

Voter Anxiety Over AI’s Economic Impact Rises

Voters are already anxious about the economic impact of AI, and the effects will surely grow in the coming months and years. Yasmin Khorram and Cheyenne Haslett explain what's happening, with some data from our Canaries in the Coal Mine...

By Erik Brynjolfsson
Digitalist Papers: Modern Roadmap for AI Governance
SocialFeb 19, 2026

Digitalist Papers: Modern Roadmap for AI Governance

240 years ago, our society was in the throes of a massive technological and political transformation. The Federalist Papers helped chart a new course. The Digitalist Papers ( https://lnkd.in/gc93GQfW ) is our effort to provide an analysis and roadmap for...

By Erik Brynjolfsson
AI, Not Interest Rates, Drives Early-Career Job Decline
SocialFeb 9, 2026

AI, Not Interest Rates, Drives Early-Career Job Decline

Since Bharat Chandar , Ruyu Chen and I first posted our "Canaries in the Coal Mine?" paper, there has been an explosion of research seeking to assess the relationship between AI and employment, especially for early career workers in highly...

By Erik Brynjolfsson
Enjoying AI Insights with Daniela Rus and Azeem Azhar
SocialFeb 4, 2026

Enjoying AI Insights with Daniela Rus and Azeem Azhar

Few things in life are as much fun as talking about AI with Daniela Rus and Azeem Azhar ...

By Erik Brynjolfsson
Discussing AI's Employment Impact and Human‑Driven Answers
SocialFeb 2, 2026

Discussing AI's Employment Impact and Human‑Driven Answers

This was a fun conversation. We talked about some of my research on AI's effect of employment and on productivity, as well as what we can do to improve things. They also had Gemini ask me a question, but I...

By Erik Brynjolfsson
Blueprint for Integrating AI Data Into U.S. Statistics
SocialJan 15, 2026

Blueprint for Integrating AI Data Into U.S. Statistics

Christos Makridis and I have a new article published by The Brookings Institution on "Counting AI: A blueprint to integrate AI investment and use data into U.S. national statistics". Christos has a great summary below. What do you think?

By Erik Brynjolfsson
Explore Stanford Digital Economy Lab’s New AI Insights Hub
SocialJan 15, 2026

Explore Stanford Digital Economy Lab’s New AI Insights Hub

Check out the new Stanford Digital Economy Lab website. It's my favorite place insights about the the effects of AI and digital technologies on the economy. If you follow the Stanford Digital Economy Lab here on linked in, you'll get...

By Erik Brynjolfsson
AI's Future Needs a Chief Question Officer
SocialJan 2, 2026

AI's Future Needs a Chief Question Officer

Thanks to AI, an increasingly important job will be to manage fleets of AI agents by posing the right questions to them and evaluating their performance. Call it the rise of the CQO, the "Chief Question Officer". https://lnkd.in/geGkRSE7

By Erik Brynjolfsson
Waymo and Zoox Will Decide Self‑Driving Car Future
SocialJan 1, 2026

Waymo and Zoox Will Decide Self‑Driving Car Future

Rodney Brooks has just published his annual predictions scorecard about AI, robotics, and technology more broadly. The best part is that he's been doing this for 8 years and scrupulously checks on the accuracy of his past predictions. One small...

By Erik Brynjolfsson
AI Economics Research Unites Into Cohesive Narrative
SocialDec 29, 2025

AI Economics Research Unites Into Cohesive Narrative

Here's an exceptionally well-researched and well-written article by Marcus Weldon describing how key elements of my research on AI and economics fit together into a broader narrative.

By Erik Brynjolfsson
If Exams Can't Beat AI, Competencies Can't Either
SocialDec 29, 2025

If Exams Can't Beat AI, Competencies Can't Either

When an occupation has trouble developing exams that are AI-proof, it’s a sign that it will have trouble developing competencies that are AI-proof.

By Erik Brynjolfsson
AI’s Pitfalls and Productivity Potential Explored in New Study
SocialDec 20, 2025

AI’s Pitfalls and Productivity Potential Explored in New Study

Newsweek just published a wonderful discussion of my research called "Centaurs, Canaries and J-Curves: Pitfalls and Productivity Potential of AI" I'm grateful to Marcus Weldon for being to thoughtful and thorough. Link to the article and a video interview in...

By Erik Brynjolfsson
Explore AI's Future with Schmidt and Top Thinkers
SocialDec 16, 2025

Explore AI's Future with Schmidt and Top Thinkers

You can read Eric Schmidt 's terrific analysis of where AI is heading: "The San Francisco Consensus", along with 20 other essays from the world's leading thinkers in volume 2 of the Digitalist Papers.

By Erik Brynjolfsson