Thursday, December 11
The Digitalist Papers Volume 2: The Economics of Transformative AI
- Conference
- Economics of transformative ai
- In-person
This event celebrated the second volume of our ambitious interdisciplinary effort to guide technology-based policy toward the best possible future.
The new set of essays turns to the Economics of Transformative AI—technology that could usher in economic change comparable to the Industrial Revolution but with far greater speed and scope.
This event, held at Stanford University, featured presentations and discussions with leading economists, technologists, investors, and policymakers who are shaping the future of work and growth.
The Digitalist Papers is a project of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab. Building on the first volume’s focus on AI and democracy, Volume 2 offers serious yet accessible roadmaps, frameworks, and open questions for navigating the economic challenges and opportunities of the AI age.
Volume 2 Contributors
Lisa Abraham, Joshua Kavner, Alvin Moon, and Jason Matheny
Ajay Agrawal and Joshua Gans
Susan Athey and Fiona Scott Morton
David Autor and Neil Thompson
Avital Balwit
Yoshua Bengio
Nicolas Berggruen and Nathan Gardels
Nick Bostrom
Sarah Friar
Alvin Graylin
Steve Jurvetson
Anton Korinek and Lee Lockwood
Ioana Marinescu
Sandy Pentland and Alex Lipton
Daniela Rus
Eric Schmidt
Joseph Stiglitz and Maxim Ventura-Bolet
Betsey Stevenson
Ramin Toloui
Gabriel Unger
Anna Yelizarova
Agenda
12:00pm | Lunch
1:00pm | Welcome & Opening
Erik Brynjolfsson, Stanford University
Jonathan Levin, Stanford University
1:20pm | Growth, Innovation, and Competition in the Age of TAI
Ajay Agrawal, University of Toronto
Susan Athey, Stanford University
Gabriel Unger, Stanford University
Moderator: Erik Brynjolfsson, Stanford University
2:10pm | Power, Strategy, and Cooperation in a TAI World
Lisa Abraham, RAND
Alvin Graylin, MIT and Stanford University
Ramin Toloui, Stanford University
Moderator: Alex Pentland, Stanford University
2:55pm | Break
3:10pm | Prosperity and Purpose for the TAI Age
Avital Balwit, Anthropic
Ioana Marinescu, University of Pennsylvania
Betsey Stevenson, University of Michigan
Anna Yelizarova, Windfall Trust
Moderator: Daniel Susskind, Gresham College
4:05pm | Rebuilding the Digital Public Sphere for the Age of Transformative AI
Frank McCourt, Project Liberty Institute
Moderator: Erik Brynjolfsson, Stanford University
4:25pm | Imagining the Next Frontier
Steve Jurvetson, Future Ventures
Daniela Rus, MIT
Moderator: Erik Brynjolfsson, Stanford University
4:45pm | Closing Comments
Erik Brynjolfsson, Stanford University
Daniel Susskind, Gresham College
5:00pm | Reception
6:00pm | Adjourn
