Will Frontier A.I. Labs Continue Poaching Academic Economists?
A podcast episode explores the trend of frontier AI labs recruiting economists from academia. Erik Brynjolfsson, an economics professor and AI expert, discusses this hiring pattern and jokes about his own hypothetical poaching price.
Why it matters: This trend underscores concerns about a talent shift from academic research and education to the AI industry.
Full story at: The New York Times / AI ↗