Erik Brynjolfsson

This is a terrific book.

I’m reading it now and I recommend it to everyone.

It’s filled with practical, science based advice

Opinion | Trump’s Damaging Decision to Fire the Labor Statistics Commissioner

My @nytopinion.nytimes.com blog on Trump's egregious and senseless order to fire the BLS Commissioner. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...

The Friends of #BLS protest the firing of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer.

The rationale for firing her is without merit and undermines the credibility of federal economic statistics that are a cornerstone of intelligent economic decision-making by businesses, families, and policymakers.

What to Know About the Hack at Tea, an App Where Women Share Red Flags About Men

An app that was supposed to help women be safer leaks their data, including IDs... Don't collect data you can't keep safe (and, you can't keep data safe, so don't collect it) #privacy #AIEthics www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/u...

Guest column | I’m a microplastics researcher. Here’s how I limit the plastic in my life. Microplastics are everywhere. But there are simple ways to lower your exposure.

Some good tips for reducing your microplastic exposure
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Thanks!

That’s great. I’m in the market for one.

What brand and model did you buy and would you recommend it, or something else?

This is so wrong:
“For decades, tech companies have promised that AI will make our computers easier to use. That hasn’t happened yet.”

I have intelligent, useful conversations with AI tools via voice every day.

If someone had told me five years ago that would be possible, I’d have been blown away.

This is so wrong:
“For decades, tech companies have promised that AI will make our computers easier to use. That hasn’t happened yet.”

I have intelligent, useful conversations with AI tools via voice every day.

If someone had told me five years ago that would be possible, I’d have been blown away.

Can we really understand economic well-being if we only measure what people pay for?

Catch up on @erikbryn.bsky.social's (@stanford.edu) keynote interview with @kevinfoxecon.bsky.social on GDP-B at ESCoE's recent conference: tinyurl.com/4729yakf

AI demands ‘deep organisational changes’ at central banks – paper - Central Banking NBER study finds around half of Fed roles could be impacted significantly by adoption of technology

From
@centralbanking.bsky.social: AI demands ‘deep organisational changes’ at central banks (paywall)

Lab Research Scholar Sophia Kazinnik and Lab Director @erikbryn.bsky.social's new paper looks at the impact of AI on jobs within the Federal Reserve System. www.centralbanking.com/fintech/7973...

Which Workers Will A.I. Hurt Most: The Young or the Experienced?

Which Workers Will A.I. Hurt Most: The Young or the Experienced?

Check out this @nytimes.com piece on a pivotal time for AI in the workplace, featuring Lab Digital Fellow Sarah Bana and Postdoctoral Fellow Ruyu Chen!

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/b...

There are hallucinations.

And there are hallucinations.

Summary Table of the massive defunding of biomedical research in the United States
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

a graph of NYC approval of congestion pricing rising from 27% to 50%

It's insane how much more popular NYC's congestion pricing got when it was implemented and people started actually seeing it work

Yep. It should roughly reflect the mix of cases that a regular doctor sees: a lot of false alarms and routine minor problems mixed in with a few serious cases.

Microsoft’s new AI model diagnoses medical cases well.

I like the new benchmark where the system starts with limited information and has to ask questions or order tests to learn more.

Minor quibble: a better benchmark would include some healthy cases in the mix, not just serious diseases.

Microsoft says AI system better than doctors at diagnosing complex health conditions Firm says results of research create ‘path to medical superintelligence’ but plays down job implications

OK, then. 😮

@erikbryn.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Feel like there are a lot of folks on Bluesky who need to read this paper.

A.I. Might Take Your Job. Here Are 22 New Ones It Could Give You.

A.I. Might Take Your Job. Here Are 22 New Ones It Could Give You.

@robcapps.bsky.social wrote an excellent article
@nytimes.com with views from yours truly, @emollick.bsky.social, @erikbryn.bsky.social and others.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/m...

Eric Topol With Devi Sridhar on her new book- How Not to Die (Too Soon) A recording from Eric Topol's live video

Today I spoke with @profdevisridhar.bsky.social, Chair of Global Public Health at the University of Edinburgh, about her new book How Not to Die (Too Soon): The Lies We've Been Told and the Policy Changes That Can Save Us
erictopol.substack.com/p/eric-topol...

What are the tasks workers would happily offload to AIs—and how well is the technology up to it?
Research by @echoshao8899.bsky.social et al suggests the match is not that good:
buff.ly/pHOPmad
via coauthor @erikbryn.bsky.social

‘This is coming for everyone’: A new kind of AI bot takes over the web As consumers switch from Google search to ChatGPT, a new kind of bot is scraping data for AI chatbots.

A new kind of AI bot is scraping the web.
3/11
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Essay | AI Doesn’t Care if You’re Polite to It. You Should Be Anyway. Saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to a chatbot uses more electricity, but it’s worth it to cultivate the habit of gratitude.

Is it worth it to be polite to AI?
2/11
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-d...

EXTREMELY BAD NEWS for economic research, per former BLS Commissioner @ericagroshen.bsky.social on LinkedIn.

BLS is suspending access to its restricted data "for the forseeable future." Applies to projects through the Federal Statistical Research Data Centers & onsite projects with BLS.
#EconSky

Podcast: The Wolf-Krugman Exchange The old economic order is dead. What will replace it?

Just FYI: Martin Wolf and I will be doing a series of podcasts for the FT. Landing page here, but also on various platforms www.ft.com/wolf-krugman...

There’s no one better than Fiona on the topic of digital platform regulation.

Looking forward to reading what she has to say.

AI Will Devastate the Future of Work. But Only If We Let It Will we harness AI to augment human potential rather than simply replace it, asks Gary Rivlin.

From TIME, and featuring Lab Director @erikbryn.bsky.social: time.com/7290751/ai-f...

Congrats!

That’s a great paper

Opinion | Harvard Derangement Syndrome

Steven Pinker, a critic of Harvard in the past, brings some perspective to the recent attacks on the university. And on science and education more broadly.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/o...