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‘We are driving in the fog’: Hundreds of economists admit they’re flying blind on AI
Over 200 economists, including 16 Nobel laureates, signed a statement admitting uncertainty about AI's future economic impact, warning of potential risks like job displacement and the need for urgent action to guide AI development. The statement emphasizes the lack of clarity on AI's transformative scale and calls for infrastructure to better understand its effects.
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