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Erik Brynjolfsson

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Director, @stanforddel.bsky.social Professor Stanford Institute for Human-centered AI, SIEPR, Stanford department of Economics and GSB Author https://amazon.com/Second-Machine-Age-Prosperity-Technologies/dp/0393350649

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Erik Brynjolfsson is an American academic, author and inventor. He is the Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki Professor and a Senior Fellow at Stanford University where he directs the Digital Economy Lab at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI, with appointments at SIEPR, the Stanford Department of Economics and the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and an author of several books. From 1990 to 2020, he was a professor at MIT. .. more

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Down under, AI-powered robots are installing solar panels.
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AI robots speed up installation of 500,000 solar panels in Australia

ENGIE has trialed AI-powered robots at its 250 megawatt solar farm designed to provide renewable energy for 105,000 households.

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Stanford Digital Economy Lab @stanforddel.bsky.social · 9d

Our "Canaries in the Coal Mine?" seminar is now available!

Watch Bharat Chandar and Ruyu Chen break down their landmark research on AI's impact on employment: youtu.be/tqYo-dfL1go

Canaries in the Coal Mine? Six Facts about the Recent Employment Effects of Artificial Intelligence

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Electric vehicle adoption reduces air pollution and improves infant health, lowering rates of very low birth weight, prematurity, and child asthma, from Cavit Baran, Janet Currie, Bahadir Dursun, and Erdal Tekin https://www.nber.org/papers/w34278

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