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Someday we will all be artists
How AI will change the nature of work and art
Feb 9
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Alex Imas
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Some (late) predictions for 2026
Outlining how I plan to spend my year.
Jan 31
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Alex Imas
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What is the impact of AI on productivity?
Reconciling the micro and the macro evidence
Jan 29
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Alex Imas
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The Tragedy of the Agentic Commons
Eliciting preferences using AI improves matches, but everyone getting their own agent will still necessitate markets
Jan 20
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Alex Imas
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Rohit Krishnan
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Why Can’t Your AI Agent Book a Flight?
The need for a parallel internet and legal clarity for agentic interactions
Jan 16
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Alex Imas
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Andrey Fradkin
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The Cyborg Era: What AI means for jobs
Today we have a special guest essay from Séb Krier, AGI Policy Dev Lead at Google Deep Mind.
Jan 8
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Séb Krier
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Can advanced AI lead to negative economic growth?
Considering the role of demand in the economics of AI
Jan 7
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Alex Imas
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Can a Transformer “Learn” Economic Relationships?
Revisiting the Lucas Critique in the age of Transformers.
Dec 22, 2025
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Alex Imas
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Arpit Gupta
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