TaskNet: Building Occupational Task Inventories from Worker Interviews at Scale Understanding how AI is reshaping work requires an accurate account of the tasks workers perform. We introduce the Stanford Task Network (TaskNet), an occupational taxonomy grounded directly in workers’ accounts of their everyday work. Researchers: Jennifer Wang, Andreas Haupt, Isaac Robinson, Phil Lewis, Erik Brynjolfsson, Diyi Yang project Digital platforms and society
TaskNet: Building Occupational Task Inventories from Worker Interviews at Scale Authors: Jennifer Wang et al. publication Digital platforms and society
Task Expansion with Generative AI: Experimental Evidence on Middle-Skilled, Early-Career Workers Authors: Hanna Brosch et al. publication
How Does AI Change Labor Demand? Evidence from 41 Countries Authors: Bharat Chandar, Bouke Klein Teeselink publication
The Economics of Transformative AI Authors: Ajay Agrawal, Erik Brynjolfsson, Anton Korinek publication Economics of transformative ai
Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Me? Automation Susceptibility of Emergency Physician Tasks Authors: Christian Rose, MD et al. publication
Pricing Consulting Services in the Age of Agentic AI: A Strategy Map for Executives Authors: Erik Brynjolfsson, Georgios Petropoulos publication Ai agents
GDP-B: Surplus Observer We track consumer surplus from generative AI tools over time, allowing us to understand the dynamics and components of the consumer welfare contributions of AI. project
No Widespread Displacement, but the AI Employment Gap for Young Workers Has Widened to 19% In August 2026, the authors of "Canaries in the Coal Mine?" published a revised version of their paper, with a larger set of data granting a fuller view of AI's impact on employment. Researchers: Erik Brynjolfsson, Bharat Chandar, Ruyu Chen Insights Economics of transformative ai
Canaries in the Coal Mine? Six Facts about the Recent Employment Effects of Artificial Intelligence Authors: Erik Brynjolfsson, Bharat Chandar, Ruyu Chen publication Economics of transformative ai New measures of the economy
“We Must Act Now”: Sixteen Nobel Laureates Join Leading Economists and AI Researchers in Call to Prepare for AI’s Economic Transformation Researchers: Erik Brynjolfsson, Ajay Agrawal, Anton Korinek News
Trusted AI: A lot is happening Faculty Lead Sandy Pentland discusses the push for trustworthy AI agents in trade and finance as a practical first step in the broader global effort to govern AI. Researcher: Sandy Pentland Insights Ai agents
