Leaders lack understanding of AI
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Business schools and economists sought clearer AI guidelines as corporate adoption outpaced standards, with commentators warning that the leaders who most needed to understand the technology did not.
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by Paul Krugman
Sometimes you wonder. Bloomberg this morning saying that you can't both believe that AI is a big deal and that we're in a bubble. But you absolutely can! That's exactly the story of the tech bubble of the 90s, major economic impact but not big profits. Sigh.
February 16, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Sometimes you wonder. Bloomberg this morning saying that you can't both believe that AI is a big deal and that we're in a bubble. But you absolutely can! That's exactly the story of the tech bubble of the 90s, major economic impact but not big profits. Sigh.
Reposted by David Merrett, Stephen Jones
"AI detectors" are themselves AI, and yet are endlessly trusted by people on here if they say that a newspaper article is AI.
AI detectors are snake oil. None of them reliably works. And UK broadsheet are not yet using AI to write articles. No, that link to the deal you found doesn't prove it.
AI detectors are snake oil. None of them reliably works. And UK broadsheet are not yet using AI to write articles. No, that link to the deal you found doesn't prove it.
Just because I keep seeing those "I checked this piece and it's written by AI" - this is an old article of mine, before AI was available. So could we not?
February 16, 2026 at 10:44 AM
"AI detectors" are themselves AI, and yet are endlessly trusted by people on here if they say that a newspaper article is AI.
AI detectors are snake oil. None of them reliably works. And UK broadsheet are not yet using AI to write articles. No, that link to the deal you found doesn't prove it.
AI detectors are snake oil. None of them reliably works. And UK broadsheet are not yet using AI to write articles. No, that link to the deal you found doesn't prove it.
Reposted by Steve Peers, Cathy N. Davidson
Just because I keep seeing those "I checked this piece and it's written by AI" - this is an old article of mine, before AI was available. So could we not?
February 16, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Just because I keep seeing those "I checked this piece and it's written by AI" - this is an old article of mine, before AI was available. So could we not?
Why High-Performing AI Fails the Human Test
With AI technology (particularly language models) performing increasingly well in traditional measures of expert knowledge such as medical licensing exams or the assessment of research environments, many are now considering how to deploy “out in the…
With AI technology (particularly language models) performing increasingly well in traditional measures of expert knowledge such as medical licensing exams or the assessment of research environments, many are now considering how to deploy “out in the…
Why High-Performing AI Fails the Human Test
With AI technology (particularly language models) performing increasingly well in traditional measures of expert knowledge such as medical licensing exams or the assessment of research environments, many are now considering how to deploy “out in the world” so that they can assist customers, patients, public services users, and so on. If yes, there is the potential to move beyond productivity considerations, to impact on access to services and knowledge.
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February 16, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Why High-Performing AI Fails the Human Test
With AI technology (particularly language models) performing increasingly well in traditional measures of expert knowledge such as medical licensing exams or the assessment of research environments, many are now considering how to deploy “out in the…
With AI technology (particularly language models) performing increasingly well in traditional measures of expert knowledge such as medical licensing exams or the assessment of research environments, many are now considering how to deploy “out in the…
Max Planck meets AI
How AI integration in research can fall short despite rapid adoption: Our large-scale survey of 6215 researchers shows that a widespread prompting skill gap and persistent gender disparities in familiarity systematically hinder the technology's transformative potential.
Who Uses Artificial Intelligence in Research – And for What?
Chugunova et. al: "Who uses AI in research, and for what? Large-scale survey evidence from Germany" Research Policy, Volume 55 (2026)
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February 16, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Max Planck meets AI
It took 18 years here, but I finally made it into the annual TCU research magazine! This nice article features some of the AI regulation work I've done with @jeremylittau.com and @shoreingber.bsky.social over the past couple of years. magazine.tcu.edu/endeavors-20...
How AI Deepfakes and Bias Threaten Elections, Health Care and Public Trust - TCU Magazine
TCU researchers expose how AI deepfakes threaten elections, health care and public trust through misinformation and bias.
magazine.tcu.edu
February 16, 2026 at 4:46 PM
It took 18 years here, but I finally made it into the annual TCU research magazine! This nice article features some of the AI regulation work I've done with @jeremylittau.com and @shoreingber.bsky.social over the past couple of years. magazine.tcu.edu/endeavors-20...
Was this a course on how to use AI or how not to use AI?
February 16, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Was this a course on how to use AI or how not to use AI?
"Artificial Intelligence and Labor Markets: Evidence from Google Trends" has been published at the Journal of Economics and Finance: doi.org/10.1007/s12197-025-... Free working paper version is available at dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.482...
February 16, 2026 at 8:30 AM
"Artificial Intelligence and Labor Markets: Evidence from Google Trends" has been published at the Journal of Economics and Finance: doi.org/10.1007/s12197-025-... Free working paper version is available at dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.482...
Reposted by Georg Weizsäcker
How AI integration in research can fall short despite rapid adoption: Our large-scale survey of 6215 researchers shows that a widespread prompting skill gap and persistent gender disparities in familiarity systematically hinder the technology's transformative potential.
Who Uses Artificial Intelligence in Research – And for What?
Chugunova et. al: "Who uses AI in research, and for what? Large-scale survey evidence from Germany" Research Policy, Volume 55 (2026)
190researchblog.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
How AI integration in research can fall short despite rapid adoption: Our large-scale survey of 6215 researchers shows that a widespread prompting skill gap and persistent gender disparities in familiarity systematically hinder the technology's transformative potential.
Reposted by Iikka Korhonen
New NBER paper based on a survey of CFOs. Firms report no productivity increases due to AI adoption so far but expect a 1.4% productivity boost over the next 3 years. www.nber.org/papers/w34836
February 16, 2026 at 8:11 AM
New NBER paper based on a survey of CFOs. Firms report no productivity increases due to AI adoption so far but expect a 1.4% productivity boost over the next 3 years. www.nber.org/papers/w34836
Given how full my feed is with anti-AI screeds, I'd say that AI has already taken over my social media.
February 16, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Given how full my feed is with anti-AI screeds, I'd say that AI has already taken over my social media.
The Guardian view on AI: safety staff departures raise worries about industry pursuing profit at all costs
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The Guardian view on AI: safety staff departures raise worries about industry pursuing profit at all costs | Editorial
Editorial: Cash-hungry Silicon Valley firms are scrambling for revenue. Regulate them now before the tech becomes too big to fail
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February 16, 2026 at 9:20 AM
The Guardian view on AI: safety staff departures raise worries about industry pursuing profit at all costs
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